Nikolaus Harnoncourt/Zurich – Monteverdi – 3 Operas In A Box – L’orfeo/L’Incoronazione di Poppea/Il Ritorno d’Ullise In Pat DVD –  

Triple bill of Monteverdi operas, L’Orfeo (composed in 1607), Il Ritorno d’Ulisse in Patria (composed in 1641) and L’Incornazione di Poppea (composed in 1642) performed in Zurich between1978 and 1980.

No one has brought us closer to history’s first great opera composer than Jean-Pierre Ponnelle collaborating with the invigorating musicianship of conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Their famous Monteverdi cycle was seen all over Europe and, on film, televised throughout the world. These universally acclaimed productions set standards for early Baroque performance.Contains three operas:- L’Orfeo.- Il Ritorno D’Ulisee in Patria.- L’Incoronazione di Poppea.