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Reflection over momentum: Ennio Morricone’s only opera Partenope finally premiered in Naples

Ennio Morricone's Partenope
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Jessica Pratt and Maria Agresta in Partenope
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Ennio Morricone's Partenope
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Mimmo Borrelli in Partenope
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“at times the music seems to hold back from becoming fully urgent on a dramatic level”
Reviewed at Teatro di San Carlo, Naples on 14 December 2025
Morricone, Partenope
Teatro di San Carlo
Riccardo Frizza, Conductor
Vanessa Beecroft, Director
Orchestra del Teatro di San Carlo
Coro del Teatro di San Carlo
Jessica Pratt, Partenope 1
Maria Agresta, Partenope 2
Désirée Giove, Persefone
Francesco Demuro, Melanio
Mimmo Borrelli, Narratore
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