Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria
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Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria is a 1640–41 opera in three acts by Claudio Monteverdi that dramatizes the homecoming of Ulysses from the Odyssey and is considered one of the earliest masterpieces of Baroque opera.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria canonical | 2 |
| The Return of Ulysses to his Homeland | 1 |
| homecoming of Ulysses | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque opera
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opera ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Venetian public opera ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Homer's Odyssey
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surface form:
Odyssey
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| catalogueStatus | partially lost and reconstructed ⓘ |
| composer | Claudio Monteverdi ⓘ |
| compositionEndDate | 1641 ⓘ |
| compositionStartDate | 1640 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Republic of Venice ⓘ |
| dramaticTheme |
constancy in love
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recognition and disguise ⓘ revenge against the suitors ⓘ |
| era | 17th century ⓘ |
| genre |
Baroque music
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opera ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
gods
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mortals ⓘ the suitors of Penelope ⓘ
surface form:
suitors of Penelope
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| historicalPeriod | early Baroque ⓘ |
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| librettist | Giacomo Badoaro ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Irus
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Minerva ⓘ Neptune ⓘ Penelope ⓘ Telemachus ⓘ Ulysses ⓘ |
| musicalForm | through-composed with recitative and arioso ⓘ |
| notableFeature | one of the earliest masterpieces of Baroque opera ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 3 ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| performancePractice | historically informed performance ⓘ |
| periodOfSetting | mythological era ⓘ |
| placeOfPremiere | Venice ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1640 ⓘ |
| premiereTheatre | Teatro Santi Giovanni e Paolo ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
L'Orfeo
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L'incoronazione di Poppea ⓘ |
| setting | Ithaca ⓘ |
| structure | prologue and three acts ⓘ |
| style |
declamatory recitative
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dramatic realism ⓘ expressive arioso ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
divine intervention in human affairs
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fidelity of Penelope ⓘ Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
homecoming of Ulysses
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| survivingSources | Vienna manuscript ⓘ |
| titleTranslation |
Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Return of Ulysses to his Homeland
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Referenced by (4)
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Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria
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titleTranslation
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Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria
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this entity surface form:
The Return of Ulysses to his Homeland
Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria
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subjectMatter
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Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
homecoming of Ulysses