Sabino Manzo, the conductor, is a specialist in 16th to 18th-century music and has recorded previously unpublished works by composers from the Puglia region of Italy.
Historical Context
The 1752 Paris staging of Pergolesi's La Serva Padrona sparked the 'Querelle des bouffons,' a significant debate on operatic aesthetics.
Composition History
Paisiello chose to set Gennarantonio Federico's libretto for La Serva Padrona, which had previously been set by Pergolesi in 1733, as a 'courageous and irreverent' act.
Recording & Production
This recording is the first complete recording of Paisiello's La Serva Padrona using original instruments and a critical edition, without cuts to recitatives or numbers.
Composition History
Giovanni Paisiello's opera La Serva Padrona premiered at Catherine II's palace in Tsarskoye Selo on August 30, 1781.
Compositional Technique
Paisiello's version of La Serva Padrona includes a new aria for Serpina, 'Donne vaghe i studi nostri,' taken from Goldoni's 'Le Virtuose ridicole,' and two new duets.
Interpretation
The performance uses historical instruments and is tuned to A=415 Hz, a common pitch standard for Baroque music.
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