In his penultimate opera, based on text adapted from Homer"s Odyssey, Monteverdi ventures further than ever before into the depths of human emotion. In this dramma in musica human frailty falls victim to time, fortune and love. Gods and humans, comic and intensely serious characters and spectacular scenic effects are brought together in a wonderfully rich and effective texture. Pierre Audi"s highly stylised and timeless production is captured here in a live recording from Het Muziektheater Amsterdam in 1998.Sung in Italian with English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and Dutch subtitles.L Humana fragilità: Brian AsawaTempo: Jaco HuijpenFortuna: Monica BacelliAmore: Machteld BaumansUlisse: Anthony Rolfe Johnson Penelope: Graciela ArayaTelemaco: Toby SpenceAntinoo: Jaco HuijpenPisandro: Christopher GillettAnfinomo: Brian AsawaEurimaco: Mark TuckerIro: Alexander OliverMelanto: Monica BacelliEumete: Adrian ThompsonMinerva: Diana MontagueBaroque EnsembleMusical director Glen WilsonStage director Pierre Audi