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Il Ritorno D’Ulisse, 21 June 1979
The Opera
Venue: Glyndebourne
Composer: Claudio Monteverdi
Librettist: Giacomo Badoaro
Conductor: Raymond Leppard
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Cast
L'humana fragilta: Diana Montague
Tempo: Ugo Trama
Fortuna: Lynda Russell
Amore: Kate Flowers
Penelope: Frederica Von Stade
Ericlea: Nucci Condo
Melanto: Patricia Parker
Eurimaco: Max-Rene Cosotti
Nettuno: Roger Bryson
Giove: Keith Lewis
Ulisse: Richard Stilwell
Minerva: Ann Murray
Eumete: Richard Lewis
Iro: Alexander Oliver
Telemaco: Patrick Power
Antinoo: Ugo Trama
Anfimono: Bernard Dickerson
Pisandro: John Fryatt
Giunone: Claire Powell
Production Team
Original Producer: Peter Hall
Staff Director: Dave Heather
Set Designer: John Bury
Costume Designer: John Bury
Lighting Designer: Robert Bryan
Revival Producer: Patrick Libby
The Opera
Venue: Glyndebourne
Composer: Claudio Monteverdi
Librettist: Giacomo Badoaro
Conductor: Raymond Leppard
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Cast
L'humana fragilta: Diana Montague
Tempo: Ugo Trama
Fortuna: Lynda Russell
Amore: Kate Flowers
Penelope: Frederica Von Stade
Ericlea: Nucci Condo
Melanto: Patricia Parker
Eurimaco: Max-Rene Cosotti
Nettuno: Roger Bryson
Giove: Keith Lewis
Ulisse: Richard Stilwell
Minerva: Ann Murray
Eumete: Richard Lewis
Iro: Alexander Oliver
Telemaco: Patrick Power
Antinoo: Ugo Trama
Anfimono: Bernard Dickerson
Pisandro: John Fryatt
Giunone: Claire Powell
Production Team
Original Producer: Peter Hall
Staff Director: Dave Heather
Set Designer: John Bury
Costume Designer: John Bury
Lighting Designer: Robert Bryan
Revival Producer: Patrick Libby