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title: "Monteverdi - Il Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria / Benjamin Luxon, Janet Baker, Robert Lloyd, Richard Lewis, Anne Howells, Raymond Leppard, Glyndebourne Opera"
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# Monteverdi - Il Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria / Benjamin Luxon, Janet Baker, Robert Lloyd, Richard Lewis, Anne Howells, Raymond Leppard, Glyndebourne Opera

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This production of Monteverdi's opera was recorded during the 1973 Glyndebourne season. It is the story of Ulysses' attempt to thwart the will of the Gods in impeding his return to Ithaca. The production stars Janet Baker, Benjamin Luxon, Raymond Leppard and Peter Hall, with The London Philharmonic Orchestra.

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Il Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria
  

*by F***S on Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2009*

I never saw 'Il Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria' live but was fortunate to see it in a live television performance and, at long last, have a copy of the DVD, courtesy of Amazon. The recording is presumably a video or even film of a live production of the Opera given at Glyndbourne during the 1970s when Raymond Leppard and Peter Hall conspired to recreate something which gave a flavour of early opera, in terms of music, drama, stage machinery and costumes of the period. However, beyond the mechanics is a performance by Janet Baker and Benjamin Luxon which brings to life a vibrant slice of life, a near tragedy, great longing, revenge and, ultimately, reconcilliation.The story os simple, after ten years Ulisses returns to his homeland. Recognised by his old retainer and later his son Telemachus, he is advised by Minerva to be cunning and disguises him as a beggar because his wife, the faithful Penelope, is in great danger from the attentions of rival suitors who wish to marry her in order to ravage Ulisses kingdom by their greed. In disguise Ulisses arrives at his palace when the suitors have made it plain that Penelope may no longer prevaricate and must choose between them. Inspired by Minerva, she says she will accept anyone who is able to shoot Ulisses' bow. The suitors try but all fail and the beggar Ulisses asks to try. He strings the bow with ease and kills the suitors and conspiritors. Thus he has doubly won Penelope - by faithful love and victory of arms. At first Penelope is shocked and confused, even when Ulisses is returnedto his own form by Minerva butgradually persuades her it is he by describing the coverlet on her bed which she had woven, depicting chaste Diana, which only he could have seen.The opera is about longing, loss and reconcilliation but it is the power and beauty of Baker's voice, truthful, powerful and subtle which is the focus. She underplays the drama, touches the soul with her voice, her majestic presence, a public and confiding voice draws the viewer-listener to share her anguish, dread and longing. Luxon's voice is at his best, assured, bell-like and seductive. His duets with Minerva, Telemachus and the old retainer are joyous and mirror Baker's twists of mood. It is, however, the final act, with the stage empty of all but Ulisses and Penelope, he on the far right she far left,that the drama reaches its natural, human and dramatic conclusion; recognition, (signalled by the 'ting' of a cymbal,) a gradual moving together and finally they embrace and sing the most bitter-sweet duet not heard again until the Count and Countess Almaviva reconcilliation duet written by Mozart in last Act of the Marriage of Figaro. It is only as an afterthought that one realises that the ending is a conclusion, a resolution but also a beginning...

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Not as bad as all that!
  

*by R***A on Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2008*

This performance, dating from 1973, features a cast of excellent English singers. Ben Luxon and Janet Baker are the leading characters and both have fine voices and polished artistry.  The accompaniment is not as lean, thanks to Mr. Leppard's edition, as more modern representations but it is not as unbearable as another reviewer has indicated.  One positive thing about the production is it's simplicity and directness.  There is no attempt to liven up the action having the singers lurch about between each phrase.  Monteverdi's operas are very static and many stage directors seem to fall all over themselves to disguise this fact.  After a few viewings, this becomes annoying and ceases to serve the purpose for which it was intended. One can carp about a lack of authenticity (do we really know what that was in Monteverdi's time?) or just enjoy the production for what is does deliver.  Not being a native speaker of Italian I find that several hours of recitative does not hold my interest.  The cuts in this opera are welcome.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    ... version of this production way back when and immediately loved it. As I was updating my opera video ...
  

*by B***R on Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2014*

I bought a VHS version of this production way back when and immediately loved it.  As I was updating my opera video collection, I decided to buy the DVD edition.  I still love it (non-authentic realization by Leppard notwithstanding).  There's really not a weak link in the cast, with both principals (Baker and Luxon) truly outstanding.  Though the staging is what nowadays is viewed as old-fashioned, that's my preferred mode.There are a few things about the video itself, however, that any potential buyer should be aware of:  (1) The English subtitles at times are truly risible.  (2) The aspect ratio of the actual picture is confusing.  Although nominally in the then standard 4:3 aspect ratio, whatever camera equipment that was used to film the performance causes the viewed picture to be laterally distorted.  I started out viewing the DVD in "standard" video mode, but this all too often resulted in a laterally "squeezed" picture.  When viewing it in "stretched" video mode, there was periodic lateral distortion (a too-wide view), but that proved to be the best compromise for my taste.  (Note that this effect was also true of the original VHS video.)  (3) Whoever was responsible for transferring the original video to DVD format went a bit overboard in upping the contrast levels of the picture, which at times makes it look garish.Finally, potential buyers should be aware that most of the "comic-relief" scenes in the full score were cut out of this production.

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