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(SV 325,) is an opera

by Claudio Monteverdi using a libretto byGiacomo Badoaro. The opera, first performedat the Teatro Santi Giovanni e Paolo in Veniceduring the 1639–40 carnival, is based on thesecond half of Homer's . It tells howUlisse (Odysseus) returns from the TrojanWars and recovers his kingdom. The loyal andvirtuous characters are ultimately rewarded,while treachery and deception are overcome.After early performances in Venice andBologna, the opera remained unperformed

until the 20th century. Since the 1970s it has become increasinglypopular, and has been widely performed and recorded. Monteverdiuses a variety of musical styles to express the feelings and emotionsof a great range of characters, divine and human. In a division ofcritical opinion, has been described as an "ugly duckling",and conversely as the most tender and moving of Monteverdi'ssurviving operas. (Full article...)

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