"Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria (1980) Oper Zürich. Monteverdi / Italian"01 December 1980Music154 mins
Live performance, part of Monteverdi cycle staged by Oper Zürich with Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducting the Zürich Opera House Monteverdi Ensemble. Staged and directed by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
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