Ulysses Awakes is a creative transcription of Ulysses' first aria in act 1, scene 7 of an opera by what Italian composer, string player, and choirmaster?
Ulysses Awakes:  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". Claudio Monteverdi: Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi (] ; 15 May 1567 (baptized) – 29 November 1643) was an Italian composer, string player and choirmaster.
Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi