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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Salvatore Laporta

Photos show Ennio Morricone's opera 'Partenope' as it premieres in Naples

Italy Morricone Opera - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Composer Ennio Morricone earned an Oscar for lifetime achievement in 2007, but his only opera gathered dust for decades. On Friday night, Naples’ Teatro San Carlo will stage “Partenope," inspired by the mythical siren who drowned herself after failing to enchant Ulysses, three decades after its composition.

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