La serva padrona
Sunday, December 10, 2023, 7:00 PM
Opera buffa La serva padrona (The Servant Turned Mistress) with libretto by Gennaro Antonio Federico belongs to the most famous works of Giovanni Battista Pergolesi. It is a kind of apologue, or moral fable, about female shrewdness which eventually allows women to get the better of men. In the plot, a servant tricks her master into marrying her. However, the servant really does love the man, which softens the story’s underlying cynicism.
The performance of the Kraków Chamber Opera, held on the 290th anniversary of the premiere of the work, offers stylish costumes, carefully described and individualised characters and rich vocal display.
Direction – Wacław Jankowski
Musical direction – Paweł Szczepański
Set design, costumes, puppet design – Grażyna Żubrowska
Choreography, stage movement – Jadwiga Leśniak-Jankowska
Kraków Chamber Opera
ul. Miodowa 15
The opera buffa, the opera sacra, mystery plays, dramatised oratorios, and musical spectacles and tales: the repertoire of the Kraków Chamber Opera spans a variety of musical styles and approaches to staging.
The opera buffa, the opera sacra, mystery plays, dramatised oratorios, and musical spectacles and tales: the repertoire of the Kraków Chamber Opera spans a variety of musical styles and approaches to staging, attractive both to the youngest and more mature audiences. The productions in which both the word and music count are co-produced by singers, actors, and dancers; with puppets and masks likewise having a respected status in the activity on stage. The artists of the Kraków Chamber Opera also present their productions outside the main seat of the institution, for example eagerly performing in Kraków churches.
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