Partenope (Morricone)

Partenope
Opera by Ennio Morricone
The Fountain of the Spinacorona, a depiction of Parthenope in Naples, Italy
Other titleMusica per la sirena di Napoli ("Music for the siren of Naples")
LibrettistGuido Barbieri and Sandro Cappelletto
LanguageItalian, Neapolitan, Greek
Based onThe legend of Parthenope and the founding of Naples
Premiere
12 December 2025 (2025-12-12)
Teatro di San Carlo, Naples

Partenope is an opera in one act with music by Ennio Morricone to a libretto by Guido Barbieri and Sandro Cappelletto. Its subject is the legend from Greek Mythology of the siren Parthenope. After failing to lure Odysseus to his death, Parthenope drowned herself. Her body washed ashore in Southern Italy, where Greek colonists founded a city named in her honor. That city would eventually become Naples. The opera was written and composed in 1995, but was first premiered on December 12, 2025, five years after Morricone's death. The libretto utilizes three languages: Italian for the named roles, Neapolitan for the narrator, and Ancient Greek for the chorus.

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