The text of Handel's Partenope was adapted from a popular libretto by the writer Silvio Strampiglia. In ancient legend, Partenope — also called Parthenope — was a siren who threw herself into the sea ...

Opening an Italian restaurant in Dallas is tough. If there is any one cuisine that has almost every corner of every niche filled, it’s Italian food. From mom-and-pop spaghetti shops all the way to ...

While upscale Italian concepts can be found throughout Dallas, perhaps one of the best bangs for your buck is lunch at Partenope Ristorante in downtown Dallas. Named for the queen of Naples, Partenope ...

If Flaubert was Madame Bovary, then Handel was Partenope. She is the title character of his 1730 opera, a big hit in its time, but then spurned for supposed tawdriness over the ensuing 250 years.

SAN FRANCISCO — The course of true love nearly runs amok in “Partenope.” The new San Francisco Opera production of Handel’s opera is a glorious romp through the world of amorous attraction. Women wear ...

San Francisco Opera’s 2024 Summer Season will continue June 15 with George Frideric Handel’s Partenope in director Christopher Alden’s award-winning production. Last seen on the War Memorial Opera ...

Do too many of Handel’s operas seem the same? Do not despair: Partenope, dating from 1730, inhabits a light-hearted world of its own, where mock chivalry, cross-dressing and ridicule bring comic edge ...

Two distinguished Handelians of my acquaintance have recently recommended Partenope as a neglected masterpiece, so I was delighted to hear that a new production at ENO would provide me with an overdue ...