HANDEL’S PARTENOPE
The Coliseum, London, 15-24 March
Tel: +44 (0)20 7845 9300 Web: www.eno.org
Relocated to 1920s Paris and inspired by the surrealism of Man Ray, Christopher Alden’s Olivier Award-winning 2008 production of Handel’s emotional rollercoaster returns ardent Handelian Christian Curnyn to the pit, and mezzo-soprano Patricia Bardon to the stage (though as Arsace this time round). Soprano Sarah Tynan is the alluring Neapolitan Queen of the title.