Name: Partenope
Start: 2022-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2022-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Opéra Royal

Organization

Singer

Soprano

Ana Vieira Leite

Partenope

Contralto

Hugh Cutting

Prince Arsace of Corinth

Alberto Miguelez Rouco

Prince Armindo of Rhodes

Tenor

Jacob Lawrence

Prince  of Cumae

Helen Charlston

Rosmira

Eurimene

Bass

Matthieu Walendzik

Ormonte

Stage director

Sophie Daneman

Conductor

William Christie

Libretto

Silvio Stampiglia

Opéra Royal de Versailles

Others

Les Arts Florissants

Italian

Versailles

France

Opéra Royal

Parténope Händel

Public

French

English

Approved

Interview de William Christie au sujet de l'opéra "Partenope" de Haendel, à l'affiche de l'Opéra Royal de Versailles le vendredi 28 janvier 2022. ℹ Informati...

Interview de William Christie | Partenope - Opéra Royal du Château de Versailles

One of the highlights of the 2021-2022 season of Les Arts Florissants, which celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Jardin des Voix academy!


At the court of Partenope, queen of Naples, there is no shortage of suitors to win the heart of the sovereign: Arsace, Prince of Corinth, seems to have won her favors, while the Prince of Rhodes, Armindo, is in despair. But this is counting without the unwelcome arrival of Emilio, King of Cumae, who claims to conquer the beauty with arms in hand. While Partenope seeks advice from Captain Ormonte, the climate of tension intensifies by the presence of a certain Eurimene… who is none other than Princess Rosmira, in love abandoned by Arsace who came to seek revenge under this disguise. When the latter challenges her to a duel and asks her, in order to confuse her, to fight shirtless, the time will come to drop the masks…
This is the very first time that Les Arts Florissants has approachedPartenope - Handel's first "comic" opera, by which the composer breaks free from the rules of the opera seria . Directed alternately by William Christie and Paul Agnew and staged by Sophie Daneman, this new production invites you to rediscover this forgotten masterpiece ... but also to meet six exceptional voices: the six winners of the tenth edition of the Jardin des Voix, the famous academy for young singers of Les Arts Florissants!

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew