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Partenope

Closed March 24, 2017

Superb… ENO's reputation as a Handel house is now even higher

Sunday Telegraph

Why See Partenope?

Classical & Opera

The revisionist Handel comic Opera returns!

Handel's comedic cross-dressing opera sees the pursuit of one woman by four suitors, ironically one of them being a woman herself! This 2009 Olivier Award-winning production by revisionist opera director Christopher Alden returns to the ENO for the 2017 season, with the action brought forward to the Surrealist 1920s. Christian Curnyn conducts, with Alden once again helming the production and Sarah Tynan singing the titular role.

What is it about?

With the action brought forward from Ancient Greece to 1920s Paris, the Queen Partenope is now re-imagined as a successful salon owner, who is wooed by three different suitors. One of these suitors, Arsace jilted his lover Rosmira in order to pursue the glamorous Parisian; however, Rosmira isn't determined to lose him to another woman that easily. So in a flash of inspiration, she disguises herself as a man, and joins the pursuit of Partenope alongside her former lover and two others - just so she can win him back. Of course, with another horse in the race, affairs of the heart are just about to get that more complicated.....

In all versions of this comic Handel work, the focus remains on its use of soaring arias and wonderful ensemble singing, especially with the comedic quartet in the third act, something unusual for a Handel Opera.
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Dates

Opening night: 15 March 2017

Audience

Suitable for ages 12+

Run time

TBC

And before you stop reading

Sung in English, with surtitles projected above the stage

MASKS

You may be required to wear a mask during this performance. Please contact the venue directly for more information.

Cast and Creative

Cast

Sarah Tynan as Partenope
Patricia Bardon as Arsace
James Laing as Armindo
Robert Murray as Emilio

Creative

Conducted by Christian Curnyn
Directed by Christopher Alden
Set Design by Andrew Lieberman
Costume Design by Jon Morrell
Lighting Design by Adam Silverman
Translated by Amanda Holden

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