In his penultimate opera, based on text adapted from Homer's Odyssey, Monteverdi ventures further than ever before into the depths of human emotion. In this dramma in musica human frailty falls victim to time, fortune and love. Gods and humans, comic and intensely serious characters and spectacular scenic effects are brought together in a wonderfully rich and effective texture. Pierre Audi's highly stylised and timeless production is captured here in a live recording from Het Muziektheater Amsterdam in 1998.

Sung in Italian with English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and Dutch subtitles.

L Humana fragilità: Brian Asawa

Tempo: Jaco Huijpen

Fortuna: Monica Bacelli

Amore: Machteld Baumans

Ulisse: Anthony Rolfe Johnson

Penelope: Graciela Araya

Telemaco: Toby Spence

Antinoo: Jaco Huijpen

Pisandro: Christopher Gillett

Anfinomo: Brian Asawa

Eurimaco: Mark Tucker

Iro: Alexander Oliver

Melanto: Monica Bacelli

Eumete: Adrian Thompson

Minerva: Diana Montague

Baroque Ensemble

Musical director Glen Wilson

Stage director Pierre Audi

Product details

MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)

Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 6.4 Ounces

Director ‏ : ‎ Pierre Audi

Media Format ‏ : ‎ NTSC, Multiple Formats, Color, Classical, DTS Surround Sound, Subtitled

Run time ‏ : ‎ 2 hours and 52 minutes

Release date ‏ : ‎ November 18, 2008

Actors ‏ : ‎ Rolfe-Johnson, Araya, Spence, Huijpen, Gillett

Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch

Language ‏ : ‎ Unqualified

Studio ‏ : ‎ Kultur Video

Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA

Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 2