"Gioseffo Zamponi's Ulisse was the first opera to be staged in the Southern Netherlands. Composed in the new Venetian style, it made use of clearly defined character types. The opera blends the recitar cantando style with arias and also alternates theatricality with episodes charged with emotion. Such a large-scale project required enormous forces, all led by Leonardo Garcia Alarcón. The singers of the Capella Mediterranea form a perfect cast of soloists for the opera. A CD that simply must be heard! "