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Photos show Ennio Morricone's opera 'Partenope' as it premieres in Naples
- Naples' San Carlo Theatre will stage Ennio Morricone's only opera, Partenope, in a forthcoming performance.
- The opera represents Morricone’s only foray into opera, decades after his Oscar-winning career.
- The premiere in Naples centers on the general rehearsal as part of the lead-up to public staging.
- The event commemorates Morricone’s enduring influence in Italian performing arts.
- Partenope draws on Morricone’s life work as a bridge between cinema and stage music.
- The AP photo gallery provides visual documentation of the rehearsal and performance context.
- The opera Partenope centers on the siren who drowned herself after failing to enchant Ulysses.
- Morricone earned an Oscar for lifetime achievement in 2007 before this opera.
- The work gained renewed attention decades after its creation ahead of the Naples premiere.
- AP’s coverage emphasizes the cultural significance of Morricone’s opera in Naples.
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