Handel, Partenope at the SF Opera with David Daniels
Man Ray (1890-1976) Nancy Cunard (1926) One of the opening scenes in Partenope. The Queen of Milan stands on the stair, and Eurimene(Rosamira) in green, with This sophisticated opera is a real departure for Handel, and is situated in 1920's Paris. David Daniels and Danielle de Niese' s appearances as Partenope who is Queen of Naples, vulnerable and beautiful, with her many bracelets, as in the Man Ray photography, The man she loves, Arsace, loves but betrayed Princess Rosmira, appears in disguise as Eurimene . The appearance of these two stars was funded by a couple, Joan and David Traitel, who makes a gift to the Great Singers fund for performances such as "The Masked Ball" and "Partenope", both part of my subscription. Erotic longing and its satire are the focal point of this "subversive" theater. It is a question of whether Partenope is loved for her wealth and power, whic...