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(SV 325,
) is an opera
by Claudio Monteverdi using a libretto by
Giacomo Badoaro. The opera, first performed
at the Teatro Santi Giovanni e Paolo in Venice
during the 163940 carnival, is based on the
second half of Homer's
. It tells how
Ulisse
(Odysseus)
returns
from
the
Trojan
Head of Odysseus
Wars
and
recovers
his
kingdom.
The
loyal and
(Ulisse) 1st
virtuous characters are ultimately rewarded,
century CE
while treachery and deception are overcome.
representation
After early performances in Venice and
Bologna, the opera remained unperformed
until the 20th century. Since the 1970s it has become increasingly
popular, and has been widely performed and recorded. Monteverdi
uses a variety of musical styles to express the feelings and emotions
of a great range of characters, divine and human. In a division of
critical opinion,
has been described as an "ugly duckling",
and conversely as the most tender and moving of Monteverdi's
surviving operas. (Full article...)
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