La Serva Padrona

Archive Listings for La Serva Padrona

T01079116495 (ROH06) Sung in English. Approx. running time 45 minutes.Producer Royal Opera House. Conductor Andrew Griffiths. Director Harry Fehr. Design Becs Andrews. Lighting David Howe. Performer Jeremy White (Uberto). Performer Ana James (Serpina).
1 Nov 06 to 4 Nov 06	Royal Opera House, West End :: V377 listing details L1439293424
T01386723865 (GLAS99) Company Glasgow Opera Buffa.
6 Nov 99	Cottier Theatre, Glasgow :: V612 listing details L660996926
T1398555118 (OP98) Company Operaletta.
10 Sep 98 to 12 Sep 98	The Rondo, Bath :: V855 listing details L751534762

Details

Opera or Operetta :: Pergolesi's La Serva Padrona is one of the most famous of all 18th-century intermezzos, comic operas by another name. There's a big hint in the title - 'The Maid as Mistress' - which suggests the domestic goings on to follow. Uberto is angry that his young ward Serpina is behaving insolently towards him. If he has a wife, that should help calm the stormy waters at home. But Serpina has her own ideas on what Uberto should do, and enlists the help of Vespone and a disguise to bring them about.

Author	Pergolesi
Lyrics	Gennaro Antonio Federico (after the play by Jacopo Angello Nelli)