77 Spartacus 2.0: Rewriting and Remediation of a Forgotten Opera from the Late 19th-Century Neapolitan School

This article presents a contemporary reworking of Spartaco, a virtually forgotten nineteenth-century Italian opera composed by Pietro Platania in 1892.The project stems from the musicological research of Gaetano Stella, whose critical re discovery of the original score provided the foundation for a creative reinterpreta tion.Through a dramaturgical and musical transformation -integrated within a digital ecosystem including real-time audience interaction, mobile-web technolo gies, and visual/audio processing platforms -the project seeks to reclaim and acti vate the opera's symbolic and artistic potential in a contemporary context.The case study explores new models of operatic remediation and audience engagement, combining educational collaboration (with conservatory and fine arts students), participatory dramaturgy, and modular compositional strategies.This approach contributes to the valorization of lesser-known musical heritage and the redefini tion of opera as a participatory, hybrid, and inclusive form.The Spartacus proto type ultimately proposes a replicable methodology for expanded opera-making in the digital age.