Instrumentation
0.2.ca.0.2 - atrbn.2 ttrbn.btrbn - 2 hasrpsichord -harp - 3 lute - gtr - flue organ - reed organ -strings
Availability
Full score, vocal score and parts for hire
Programme Notes
Ulysses, the second of Monteverdi’s three surviving operas, was composed in 1641 for performance in Venice. The story, takendirectly from the Odyssey, has a stark, epic quality. Its focus is directed to the characters themselves, probing the inner aspects of human drama, against the background conflict of the Olympians who control destiny.