Monteverdi's tale of love and steadfastness. Upon returning home from the Trojan War, Ulysses finds his wife ever faithful, but the palace full of suitors. She will accept only the man who can string the great bow of Ulysses. Taken from the closing books of Homer's epic tale. Bernard Haitink conducts the London Philharmonic .. Read more
| Starring | Glyndebourne Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Haitink, Anne Howells |
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| Director | Raymond Leppard |
| Genres | Music/Musical, World Cinema |
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Monteverdi's tale of love and steadfastness. Upon returning home from the Trojan War, Ulysses finds his wife ever faithful, but the palace full of suitors. She will accept only the man who can string the great bow of Ulysses. Taken from the closing books of Homer's epic tale. Bernard Haitink conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
| Starring | Glyndebourne Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Haitink, Anne Howells, Brian Burrows, Benjamin Luxon, Ian Caley, Janet Baker, Patricia Greig, Anne |
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| Director | Raymond Leppard |
| Studio | ARTHAUS MUSIK |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 56 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Music/Musical, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: Italian |
| Released | Production year: 1973 To Rent: DVD: Unavailable for rental To Buy: DVD: 28 Nov 2005 |
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Classic, but old
4:3 ratio recording of an old Southern TV visit to Glyndebourne. Monteverdi was just coming back into fashion and this version was heavily cut to emphasise a ... read more »