Finding The One isn’t easy. Especially when you’re tangled up in a tricky love quadrangle like Partenope. The scene is set for romance, complemented by Handel’s captivating score which brings each character’s emotions to life beautifully.
Watch the trailer for ENO’s 2025 production of Handel’s Partenope directed by Christopher Alden.
First performed in 1730, Partenope marks George Frideric Handel‘s first venture into comic opera.
An Introduction to Partenope
Handel’s opera treats finding love as a battle both literally and figuratively. This comic opera is full of romantic entanglements and mistaken identities.