A Contemporary Voice for Early Music
Pacific MusicWorks presents a contemporary perspective on the 1733 one-act opera La serva padrona, considered to be the first example of opera buffa. In this upstairs/downstairs musical comedy rooted in the Italian tradition of commedia dell’arte, a wealthy bachelor realizes he has been outwitted by his servant. Paired with Pergolesi’s masterpiece are Mozart’s Musical Joke and a sparkling harpsichord concerto by Milanese composer Maria Teresa Agnesi Pinottini.
Amanda Forsythe, Douglas Williams, and John Patrick Lowrie star with Todd Williams on horn and Henry Lebedinsky on harpsichord.
Saturday, May 9 – 7:30 pm Seattle Town Hall
Sunday, May 12 – 3pm St. Stephen’s Seattle