Monteverdi's great opera is a celebration of unwavering devotion, conveyed in some of the composer's most poignant, heart-breaking music. After two brutal decades of war, the weary Ulysses is washed up on the rocky shore of his home island of Ithaca. There, he discovers the hordes of depraved admirers who have beseiged his faithful wife Penelope in his 20-year absence - and launches into battle to win back her love. Monteverdi's opera is a celebration of unwavering devotion, conveyed in some of the composer's most poignant, heartbreaking music. John Eliot Gardiner leads an exemplary cast of world-class singers alongside the Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists in this live recording from The National Forum of Music in Wroclaw, Poland - part of their critically acclaimed Monteverdi 450 tour in 2017
2 1. Prologue: Mortal Cosa Son Io (Humana Fragilità, Tempo, Fortuna, Amore) 00:09:01
3 2. Act I Scene 1: Di Misera Regina (Penelope, Ericlea) 00:10:57
4 3. Act I Scene 2: Duri, E Penosi (Melanto, Eurimaco) 00:10:54
5 4. Act I Scene 4: Superbo È L'huom (Nettuno, Giove) 00:07:23
6 5. Act I Scene 6: In Questo Basso Mondo (Nettuno) 00:03:13
7 6. Act I Scene 7: Dormo Ancora, O Son Desto? (Ulisse) 00:03:52
8 7. Act I Scene 8: Cara Elieta Gioventù (Minerva, Ulisse, Chorus) 00:12:23
9 8. Act I Scene 9: Tu D'aretusa Al Fonte Intanto Vanne (Minerva, Ulisse) 00:01:57
10 9. Act I Scene 10: Donate Un Giorno, O DèI (Penelope, Melanto) 00:08:23
11 10. Act I Scene 11: Come Mal Si Salva Un Regio Ammanto (Eumete) 00:01:50
12 11. Act I Scene 12: Pastor D'armenti Può (Iro, Eumete) 00:01:52
13 12. Act I Scene 13: Ulisse Generoso (Eumete, Ulisse) 00:03:00
- Disc 2 -
1 1. Act II: Sinfonia 00:00:30
2 2. Act II Scene 1: Lieto Cammino (Telemaco, Minerva) 00:02:01
3 3. Act II Scene 2: O Gran Figlio D'ulisse (Eumete, Ulisse, Telemaco) 00:05:43
4 4. Act II Scene 3: Che Veggio, Oimé, Che Miro? (Telemaco, Ulisse) 00:07:21
5 5. Act II Scene 4: Eurimaco, la Donna (Melanto, Eurimaco) 00:02:32
6 6. Act II Scene 5: Sono L'altre Regine (Antinoo, Anfinomo, Pisandro, Penelope) 00:07:01
7 7. Act II Scene 6: All'allegrezze Dunque (Pisandro, Anfinomo, Antinoo, Chorus) 00:05:13
8 8. Act II Scene 7: Apportator D'alte Novelle Vengo (Eumete, Penelope) 00:01:12
9 9. Act II Scene 8: Compagni, Udiste? (Antinoo, Anfinomo, Pisandro, Eurimaco) 00:06:31
10 10. Act II Scene 9: Perir Non Può Chi Tien Per Scorta Il Cielo (Ulisse, Minerva) 00:03:05
11 11. Act II Scene 10: Io Vidi, O Pelegrin, De' Proci Amanti (Eumete, Ulisse) 00:02:02
12 12. Act II Scene 11: Del Mio Lungo VïAggio I Torti Errori (Telemaco, Penelope) 00:04:55
13 13. Act II Scene 12: Sempre, Villano Eumete (Antinoo, Eumete, Iro, Ulisse, Telemaco, Penelope, Pisandro, Anfinomo) 00:23:19
- Disc 3 -
1 1. Act III Scene 1: O Dolor, O Martir Che L'alma Attrista (Iro) 00:07:07
2 2. Act III Scene 4: Forza D'occulto Affetto (Eumete, Penelope) 00:02:28
3 3. Act III Scene 5: È Saggio Eumete, È Saggio (Telemaco, Penelope) 00:02:11
4 4. Act III Scene 6: Fiamma È L'ira, O Gran Dea (Minerva, Giunone) 00:03:28
5 5. Act III Scene 7: Gran Giove (Giunone, Giove, Nettuno, Minerva, Chorus) 00:09:30
6 6. Act III Scene 8: Ericlea, Che Vuoi Far? (Ericlea) 00:03:25
7 7. Act III Scene 9: Ogni Vostra Ragion Sen Porta 'l Vento (Penelope, Telemaco, Eumete) 00:00:52
8 8. Act III Scene 10: O Delle Mie Fatiche (Ulisse, Penelope, Ericlea) 00:09:54
Monteverdi's great opera is a celebration of unwavering devotion, conveyed in some of the composer's most poignant, heart-breaking music. After two brutal decades of war, the weary Ulysses is washed up on the rocky shore of his home island of Ithaca. There, he discovers the hordes of depraved admirers who have beseiged his faithful wife Penelope in his 20-year absence - and launches into battle to win back her love. Monteverdi's opera is a celebration of unwavering devotion, conveyed in some of the composer's most poignant, heartbreaking music. John Eliot Gardiner leads an exemplary cast of world-class singers alongside the Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists in this live recording from The National Forum of Music in Wroclaw, Poland - part of their critically acclaimed Monteverdi 450 tour in 2017
