Now here’s something… unusual.
An operatic version of Homer’s Odyssey, set to music in 1765 by Gluck*, and represented in 1940s costumes and setting.
The opera is Telemaco, ossia L’isola di Circe (Telemachus, or Circe’s Island).
I like the setting quite a lot.
The idea of Ulysses as a lost flyer is quite interesting.
And when Circe the sorceress as an Oriental Dragon Lady gets into play, the whole thing assumes a curious pulp tone.
Here’s a first excerpt – you can find the rest on the Tube.
Enjoy!
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*The libretto for the opera was written by a guy called Marco Coltellini – which of course means Mark Small Knives, in Italian.
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