Question: II ritorno d'Ulisse in patria was created by who?

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Dini's surface: In geometry, Dini's surface is a surface with constant negative curvature that can be created by twisting a pseudosphere.  It is named after Ulisse Dini and described by the following parametric equations:

Teatro Santi Giovanni e Paolo: The Teatro Santi Giovanni e Paolo (often written as Teatro SS.  Giovanni e Paolo) was a theatre and opera house in Venice located on the Calle della Testa, and takes its name from the nearby Basilica of Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Venice.  Built by the Grimani family in 1638, in its heyday it was considered the most beautiful and comfortable theatre in the city.  The theatre played an important role in the development of opera and saw the premieres of several works by Francesco Cavalli, as well as Monteverdi's "Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria" and "L'incoronazione di Poppea".

Katalin Károlyi: Katalin Károlyi is a Hungarian mezzo-soprano, noted for singing in Baroque opera, particularly those directed by William Christie.  Ms Károlyi has made a number of recordings with Mr. Christie's Les Arts Florissants including Médée and La Descente d'Orphée aux Enfers by Marc-Antoine Charpentier on CD and the DVD recording of Il ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria by Claudio Monteverdi.

Ulysses Awakes: Ulysses Awakes "(after Monteverdi)" is a musical composition for solo viola and strings by English composer John Woolrich.  It is a creative transcription of Ulysses' first aria in act 1, scene 7 of Claudio Monteverdi's opera "Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria".  Ulysses has been washed up on the coast of Ithaca, his homeland.

Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria discography: These lists show the audio and visual recordings of Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria ("The Return of Ulysses to his Homeland") by Claudio Monteverdi.  The opera was premièred in Venice in 1640, initially in five acts, and was then performed in Bologna before returning to Venice for the 1641–42 season.  The music was subsequently lost; modern productions of the opera have been based on editions derived from the sole manuscript score, a three-act version discovered in Vienna in the 19th century.  Performances were rare until the 1970s, when after stagings in Vienna and at Glyndebourne, both of which were recorded, the work entered the operatic mainstream.  Since that date recordings have been issued regularly, in five-act, three-act and two-act versions.

Giacomo Badoaro: Giacomo Badoaro (1602–1654) was a Venetian nobleman and amateur poet.  He is most famous for writing the libretto for Claudio Monteverdi's opera "Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria" (1640).  He also provided librettos for the operas "Ulisse errante" by Francesco Sacrati (1644) and "Elena rapita da Teseo" (1653) by Jacopo Melani.  He was a member of the Venetian intellectual circle, the Accademia degli Incogniti.

Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria: Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria (SV 325, "The Return of Ulysses to his Homeland") is an opera consisting of a prologue and five acts (later revised to three), set by Claudio Monteverdi to a libretto by Giacomo Badoaro.  The opera was first performed at the Teatro Santi Giovanni e Paolo in Venice during the 1639–1640 carnival season.  The story, taken from the second half of Homer's "Odyssey", tells how constancy and virtue are ultimately rewarded, treachery and deception overcome.  After his long journey home from the Trojan Wars Ulisse, king of Ithaca, finally returns to his kingdom where he finds that a trio of villainous suitors are importuning his faithful queen, Penelope.  With the assistance of the gods, his son Telemaco and a staunch friend Eumete, Ulisse vanquishes the suitors and recovers his kingdom.

Altare della Patria: The Altare della Patria (] ; English: "Altar of the Fatherland" ), also known as the Monumento Nazionale a Vittorio Emanuele II ("National Monument to Victor Emmanuel II") or Il Vittoriano, is a monument built in honor of Victor Emmanuel, the first king of a unified Italy, located in Rome, Italy.  It occupies a site between the Piazza Venezia and the Capitoline Hill.

Lost operas by Claudio Monteverdi: The Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi (1567–1643), in addition to a large output of church music and madrigals, wrote prolifically for the stage.  His theatrical works were written between 1604 and 1643 and included ten operas, of which three—"L'Orfeo" (1607), "Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria" (1640) and "L'incoronazione di Poppea" (1643)—have survived with their music and librettos intact.  In the case of the other seven operas, the music has disappeared almost entirely, although some of the librettos exist.  The loss of these works, written during a critical period of early opera history, has been much regretted by commentators and musicologists.

National Pro Patria Party: The National Pro Patria Party (Spanish: "Partido Nacional Pro-Patria" ) was an El Salvadoran nationalist and authoritarian political party founded in 1931 by General Maximiliano Hernández Martínez to support his policies and rule and made the prohibition of all political parties other than pro patria created a one party system eliminating all competition in election and membership recruiting.

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Answer: Giacomo Badoaro