The Return of Ulysses
Handspring Puppet Company
William Kentridge, director
Monday–Wednesday, November 14–16
Handspring Puppet Company
Photo Credit: Photo by John Hodgkiss
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Photo by John Hodgkiss
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Photo by John Hodgkiss
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Photo by John Hodgkiss
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Photo by John Hodgkiss
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Photo by John Hodgkiss
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Photo by John Hodgkiss
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Monteverdi’s opera Il ritorno d’Ulisse wrestles with human vulnerability in the face of inevitable demise. In this “ingenious and heartbreakingly beautiful” production (San Francisco Chronicle), The Return of Ulysses explores the idea of human longing and faith using puppetry by Handspring Puppet Company (War Horse) and imagery by William Kentridge. Superb vocalists perform the exquisite score based on Homer’s Odyssey as the dying hero, posed before animated scenes of crumbling temples and ghostly palimpsests, confronts his own frail destiny wrought by Time, Fortune, and Love.
“Ingenious and heartbreakingly beautiful.”
—San Francisco Chronicle
“The puppets themselves embody the notion of mortals as playthings of the gods.”
—New York Times
Handspring Puppet Company
William Kentridge, director
Ricercar Consort
Philippe Pierlot, musical director and arrangements
William Kentridge, director
Ricercar Consort
Philippe Pierlot, musical director and arrangements
- Monteverdi: Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria
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- These performances will be followed by a White Light Lounge.
- Post-performance artist discussion on November 15 with Adrian Kohler, Basil Jones, and Ara Guzelimian
Sung in Italian with English supertitles
There is no late seating.
Commissioned with funding from KunstenFESTIVAL des Arts, La Monnaie/De Munt, the Flemish Government, Wiener Festwochen (Vienna)
Produced by La Monnaie/De Munt (Brussels), Handspring Puppet Company (Johannesburg), Wiener Festwochen (Vienna), KunstenFESTIVALdesArts (Brussels), and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.
Tickets
Monday, November 14 at 7:30Tuesday, November 15 at 7:30
Wednesday, November 16 at 7:30
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Venue Accessibility
Large-print programs
Real-time captioning
Braille programs
Wheelchair-accessible seating
Assistive listening devices- For more information about accessibility or to request an accommodation, please contact access@lincolncenter.org or 212.875.5375.