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 ...

Italian composer/clarinetist Luca Luciano holds a unique position as the only fulltime jazz-clarinet/classical music professor in the UK, a chair he holds at Leeds College of Music. His previous ...

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.

In San Francisco Opera's dashing production of Handel's "Partenope," the heroine is presented not as the Queen of Naples, as she is known in mythology, but as a chic socialite in 1920s Paris. The 1730 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Director Christopher Alden, known worldwide for his inventive modernist remakes of classic operas, is bringing his Olivier Award-winning “Partenope” to San Francisco. He transports Handel’s 1730 opera ...

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

Jason Janik / Special Contributor Partenope Ristorante opened its new location in Richardson on Nov. 6, 2023 to win over the suburban crowd with a place ideal for a relaxed date night, happy hour, or ...