Partenope HWV 27
Opera in 3 Acts
[solos,mix ch,orch] solos: SMezMezTB – choir – 2.2.0.1 – 2.1.0.0 – str(bc)
Description
Version of 1730
Libretto After Silvio Stampiglia
Translation German (K. Zauft – piano vocal score only)
Place and time: Naples, in antiquity
Characters: PARTENOPE, Queen of Naples (soprano) – ROSMIRA, Princess of Cyprus, disguised as a man of Armenia (alto) – EMILIO, Prince of Kymae (tenor) – ARSACE, Prince of Corinth (alto) – ARMINDO, Prince of Rhodos (alto) – ORMONTE, Captain of the Guard (bass)
Queen Partenope of Naples is romanced by several gentlemen at the same time. The timid Armindo is waiting for an appropriate moment to confess his love to the Queen. There is the buoyant Arsace, Partenope’s favorite who actually is engaged to somebody else. The third one is Emilio who finally joins the array of suitors. He is arriving with his army, and with his proposal, he gives the Queen the choice: Love or war. A stranger named Eurimene appears at the court and tells the Queen the truth about Arsace’s betrayal. Subsequently, Partenope turns to Armindo after all, and Arsace recognizes his fiancé Rosmira in Eurimene who came disguised as a man to win back her lover. Only Emilio comes away emptyhanded. However, after a lost war and a lost love he at least gains Partenope’s friendship as a consolation.
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Description
Version of 1730
Libretto After Silvio Stampiglia
Translation German (K. Zauft – piano vocal score only)
Place and time: Naples, in antiquity
Characters: PARTENOPE, Queen of Naples (soprano) – ROSMIRA, Princess of Cyprus, disguised as a man of Armenia (alto) – EMILIO, Prince of Kymae (tenor) – ARSACE, Prince of Corinth (alto) – ARMINDO, Prince of Rhodos (alto) – ORMONTE, Captain of the Guard (bass)
Queen Partenope of Naples is romanced by several gentlemen at the same time. The timid Armindo is waiting for an appropriate moment to confess his love to the Queen. There is the buoyant Arsace, Partenope’s favorite who actually is engaged to somebody else. The third one is Emilio who finally joins the array of suitors. He is arriving with his army, and with his proposal, he gives the Queen the choice: Love or war. A stranger named Eurimene appears at the court and tells the Queen the truth about Arsace’s betrayal. Subsequently, Partenope turns to Armindo after all, and Arsace recognizes his fiancé Rosmira in Eurimene who came disguised as a man to win back her lover. Only Emilio comes away emptyhanded. However, after a lost war and a lost love he at least gains Partenope’s friendship as a consolation.