Il ritorno d'Ulisse' is unquestionably one of the three pillars that place Monteverdi among the greatest of opera composers; this recording marks the premiere of a new performing version by Martin Pearlman. Portuguese tenor and baroque specialist Fernando Guimaraes stars in the title role, alongside the internationally renowned mezzo-soprano Jennifer Rivera as his loving wife Penelope. 'Il ritorno d'Ulisse' was a relatively recent discovery, but following it's authentication in the 1950s and revivals in Vienna and Glyndebourne, the opera has enjoyed new found popularity. Martin Pearlman's new performing version benefits from the same attention to detail that has ensured his reputation as a leading champion of period performance. His highly considered approach to all aspects of the score and performance ensure this version is true to Monteverdi's original vision. With a libretto drawing from Homer's Odyssey, 'Il ritorno d'Ulisse' is a riveting human drama with an enviable cast including: Abigail Nims (Melanto), Daniel Auchincloss (Eumaeus), Sonja DuToit Tengblad (Juno), Ulysses Thomas (Antinous), and Marc Molomot (Irus). Founded in 1973 by Martin Pearlman, Boston Baroque is already familiar to an international audience with it's critically acclaimed catalogue of recordings. The three-time Grammy-nominated ensemble is widely regarded as 'one of the world's premier period-instruments bands' (Fanfare). Boston Baroque's recordings - of which Fanfare magazine wrote 'each one is an incomparable gem' - are heard by millions on classical radio stations in North America and Europe. Boston Baroque's many career milestones include the American premiere of Rameau's' Zoroastre'; a Mozart opera series, and the American period-instrument premieres of Mozart's 'Don Giovanni' and 'The Magic Flute'; and a revelatory exploration of the Beethoven symphonies on period instruments.

Tracklist:

Prologue
Scene 1:Di misera regina
Scene 2:Duri e penosi
Scene 4:Sinfonia(the sleeping Ulisse carried on shore)
Scene 5:Superbo Ã¨ l huom
Scene 6:In questo basso mondo
Scene 7:Dormo ancora
Scene 8:Cara e lieta gioventÃ¹
Scene 9:Tu d Aretusa al fonte
Scene 10:Donata un giorno
Scene 11:Oh come mal si salva
Scene 12:Pastor d armenti puÃ²
Scene 13:Ulisse generoso!
Scene 1:Lieto cammino
Scene 2:O gran figlio d Ulisse
Scene 3:Che veggio, ohimÃ¨, che miro?
Scene 4:Eurimaco, la donna e insomma
Scene 5:Sono l altre regine
Scene 7:Apportator d alte novelle
Scene 8:Compagni, udiste
Scene 9:Perir non puÃ²
Scene 10:Io vidi, o pellegrin
Scene 11:Del mio lungo viaggio Scene12
Sempre villano Eumete
Tu vincitor
Ecco l arco d Ulisse
Scene 1:O dolor, o martir
Scene 3:E quai nuovi rumori
Scene 4:Forza d occulto affetto
Scene 5:E saggio Eumete
Scene 6:Fiamma Ã¨ l ira, o gran Dea
Scene 7:Gran Giove
Scene 8:Ericlea, che vuoi far
Scene 9:Ogni nostra ragion
Scene 10:O delle mie fatiche

UPC: 691062045124
Label: Linn Records
Release Date: 5.12.15
Format: CD

Boston Baroque - Il Ritorno D'ulisse in Patria (CD)