Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria

Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria is an opera by Claudio Monteverdi set to a libretto by Giacomo Badoaro. It was first performed at the Teatro Santi Giovanni e Paolo in Venice during the 1639–1640 carnival season. After its initial successful run in Venice the opera was performed in Bologna before returning to Venice for the 1640–41 season. Thereafter, except for...