By George Frideric Handel

June 12 – 27, 2020

Complete with an elegant heroine, misbehaving men, pure romance, and good old-fashioned cross-dressing, Partenope is a romantic comedy about what happens when the battle of the sexes stops being conventional and starts getting surreal.

Conductor: Julian Wachner

October 2014

Act 2 sinfonia: San Francisco OperaOrchestra

“Care mura”: Danielle de Niese

Act 1 sinfonia: San Francisco Opera Orchestra

“Viva, viva Partenope”: Daniela Mack, Alek Shrader, David Daniels, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Philippe Sly

Act 3 quartet: Danielle de Niese, Alek Shrader, David Daniels, Anthony Roth Costanzo

“Qual farfalletta”: Danielle de Niese

“Sì, scherza, sì”: Danielle de Niese

“Vi circondi la Gloria”: Danielle de Niese, Daniela Mack, David Daniels, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Philippe Sly