A Minimalist Monteverdi Production for the 21st Century: Opera Omnia’s “The Return of Ulysses”

Last week Opera Omnia, a tiny company that is the brainchild of Baroque opera enthusiast Wesley Chinn, presented its third production in New York, Claudio Monteverdi’s “The Return of Ulysses,” at the Baryshnikov Arts Center.  I attended the final performance on Thursday, September 12.  I was particularly drawn to attend this because one of my favorite musicians, baritone Jesse Blumberg, was singing the role of Ulysses.  But I was also intrigued to see what Opera … <Read More>