Name: Il ritorno d'ulisse in patria (arr. Elena Kats-Chernin)
Start: 2024-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2024-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Amare

Organization

Admin

Dutch National Opera Academy

Conductor

Sasha Scolnik Brower

Stage director

Mart van Berckel

Set designer

Vera Selhorst

Lighting designer

Costume designer

Rosa Schützendorf

Assistant Directors

Merit Vessies

Singer

Hannah Gries

Minerva

Elisa Maayeshi

Marcelo Alexandre

Ulisse

Rommie Rochell

Penelope

Stefanie Bruggeling

Henrik Enger Holm

Telemaco

Fabian Homburg

Antinoo

Jack Roberts

Pisandro

Femke Hulsman

Anfinomo

Sterre Decru

Melanto

Wessel Wirken

Eumete

Ericlea

L’umana fragilita

Tempo

Samantha Faina

Fortuna

Thalia Cook-Hansen

Amore

Orchestra

dutch national opera

Il ritorno d'ulisse in patria (arr. Elena Kats-Chernin)

The Hague

Netherlands

Amare

Conservatoriumzaal

Public

Saileshwaran Thirumurthy

Approved

Accordionist

Instrumentalist

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da gamba

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Actor

Broadcasting

Choir

Choreographer

Chorus Director

Chorus master

Composer

Dancer

Dramaturge

Executive producer

Extra

Hairstylist

Illustrator

Librettist

Makeup artist

Orchestra Operations

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Poet

Repetiteur

Sound designer

Stage Manager

Teacher

Translator

Video designer

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Wig & Makeup Designer

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Baritone

Bass

Countertenor

Tenor

Soprano

Contralto

Bass-baritone

Mezzo-soprano

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

Il ritorno d’Ulisse is based on the story told in books 13-23 of Homer’s Odyssey, in which Ulysses returns home from the Trojan War after an absence of twenty years and slays his wife’s suitors, who have taken over his palace.  Giacomo Badoardo’s libretto set to music by the 73-year-old Monteverdi was premiered to great acclaim in 1640 during the carnival season in Venice, and because of its success, it was revived in the following season, an unusual distinction for an opera of the time.

Director Mart van Berckel writes:
Is there such a thing as “a tragedy with a happy ending”?

On the island of Ithaca, Penelope has been waiting for twenty years for the return of her husband Odysseus. The Trojan War is over, but Odysseus is still not back. The chance of him returning alive dwindles with each passing day. For Penelope, time has stood still. While everyone around her continues with their lives, she refuses to accept the fact that her husband may never return. Even when Odysseus finally appears in the palace, it seems impossible for the two lovers to reunite. Is a happy ending still possible?

“The Return of Ulysses” is one of the oldest operas that has survived from the 17th century. Yet, the work is strikingly modern — perhaps even timeless. Text and music come together in a musical drama that is playful, direct, and full of contrasts. Monteverdi ingeniously sketches a layered image of grief, self-deception, despair, and love in his composition.

This version of “The Return of Ulysses to his Homeland” exists in the grey area between life and death, hope and despair, leaving and returning, comedy and tragedy. Elena Kats-Chernin’s adaptation leaves only a small role for the gods. No abstract mythology, but a story about real people of flesh and blood, about their relationships and their deepest fears and desires.

Performed in an orchestration by Elena Kats-Chernin for the Komische Oper Berlin (2012)

English

Il ritorno d'ulisse in patria (arr. Elena Kats-Chernin) by Monteverdi, Fra (2024/2024), Instrueret af Mart van Berckel,, Dirigent Sasha Scolnik Brower, Amare, The Hague, Netherlands

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