Il Ritorno d’Ulisse
Il Ritorno d’Ulisse (or Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria) ("The Return of Ulysses") is an opera consisting of a prologue and five acts, set by Claudio Monteverdi to a libretto by Giacomo Badoaro.
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The original text
The opera was first performed at the Teatro Santi Giovanni e Paolo in Venice during the 1639–1640 carnival season.
Translations and adaptations
Adapted by William Kentridge, and using animations and puppets, and set in mid-20th-century Johannesburg.
Performance history in South Africa
Kentirdge's adaptation presented by Handspring Puppet Company at the Edinburgh Festival in 2009.
Sources
"The Return of Ulysses/ Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria, Playhouse/King's Theatre". The Independent. 25 August 2009.
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