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Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria / Claudio Monteverdi ; libretto by Giacomo Badoaro, after Homer ; produced, designed and directed by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle ; a production of Unitel Film- und Fernseh- produktionsgesellschaft mbH & Co. Munich.

Format Video (DVD)
Publication InfoMunich : Unitel [prod.] ; Hamburg : Deutsche Grammophon [dist.], ©2006.
Description2 videodiscs (153 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Subject(s)
Odysseus (Greek mythology)--Drama.
Operas.
Other author/creatorBadoaro, Giacomo, 1602-1654 librettist.
Other author/creatorHollweg, Werner, 1936-2007 performer.
Other author/creatorSchmidt, Trudeliese performer.
Other author/creatorAraiza, Francisco performer.
Other author/creatorEsswood, Paul, performer.
Other author/creatorStraka, Peter, performer.
Other author/creatorEstes, Simon performer.
Other author/creatorHuttenlocher, Philippe, performer.
Other author/creatorPerry, Janet, performer.
Other author/creatorHarnoncourt, Nikolaus conductor.
Other author/creatorPonnelle, Jean-Pierre, 1932-1988 director.
Other author/creatorHalmen, Pet, costume designer.
Other author/creatorHomer. Odyssey.
Included WorkMonteverdi, Claudio, 1567-1643 Il Ritorno D'Ulisse in Patria.
Other author/creatorOpernhaus Zürich. Monteverdi-Ensemble, performer.
Other author/creatorDeutsche Grammophon (Firm)
Other author/creatorUnitel Film- und Fernsehproduktionsgesellschaft mbH.
General noteOpera in a prologue and 3 acts.
General noteOriginally produced as a motion picture in 1979.
General noteProgram notes and synopsis in English, German and French in container.
CreditsDirector of photography, Wolfgang Treu ; costume design, Pet Halmen; editor, Gudrun Mockert-Keyser.
Performer Werner Hollweg (Ulisse and L'humana fragilita) ; Trudeliese Schmidt (Penelope) ; Francisco Araiza (Telemaco) ; Paul Esswood (Anfinomo) ; Simon Estes (Antinoo) ; Peter Straka (Pisandro) ; Philippe Huttenlocher (Eumete) ; Janet Perry (Melanto) ; supporting soloists ; Monteverdi Ensemble of the Zürich Opera House ; Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor.
Date/time/place of a event noteThe audio recorded Feb. 1-5, 1979, Opernhaus Zürich, Switzerland; the video recorded Oct. 29-Nov. 26, 1979, Wien-Film, Vienna.
Technical detailsDVD, NTSC; soundtracks in DTS 5.1, PCM stereo; aspect ratio 4:3.
LanguageSung in Italian, with Italian, English, German, French, Spanish or Chinese subtitles.
Genre/formFilmed operas.
Genre/formFilm adaptations.
Genre/formConcert films.
Genre/formOpera films.
Genre/formNonfiction films.
Genre/formFeature films.
UPC 044007342688
Publisher number00440 073 4268 Deutsche Grammophon

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