Pimpinone

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Pimpinone is a comic opera (intermezzo) by Georg Philipp Telemann, best known for its humorous depiction of a mismatched marriage between a rich older man and his clever young maid.

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Pimpinone canonical 2

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instanceOf comic opera ⓘ
intermezzo ⓘ
basedOn Pimpinone by Tommaso Albinoni ⓘ
catalogueNote often cited without Telemann catalogue number in modern references ⓘ
characterType stock comic characters ⓘ
composer Georg Philipp Telemann ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
dramaticForm short comic scenes between acts of opera seria ⓘ
firstPerformanceContext intermezzo between acts of a serious opera ⓘ
genre opera buffa ⓘ
hasCharacter Pimpinone, a wealthy older man ⓘ
Vespetta, a clever maid ⓘ
hasLibrettoForm Italian verse ⓘ
hasPart three intermezzi ⓘ
hasRole bass role of Pimpinone ⓘ
soprano role of Vespetta ⓘ
historicalContext Hamburg opera scene in the 1720s ⓘ
influenced later comic intermezzi ⓘ
language Italian ⓘ
librettist Johann Philipp Praetorius ⓘ
mainCharacter Pimpinone ⓘ
Vespetta ⓘ
movement Baroque opera ⓘ
musicalForces voices and orchestra ⓘ
narrativeOutcome young maid gains control over older husband ⓘ
notableFor humorous depiction of a mismatched marriage ⓘ
vivid characterization of social classes ⓘ
partOfTradition 18th-century intermezzo tradition ⓘ
performancePractice often staged as a standalone one-act or short opera today ⓘ
period Baroque ⓘ
premiereDate 1725 ⓘ
premierePlace Hamburg ⓘ
setting domestic household ⓘ
structure three-part intermezzo ⓘ
style comic ⓘ
subject clever young maid ⓘ
mismatched marriage ⓘ
rich older man ⓘ
theme deception ⓘ
gender roles ⓘ
marriage of convenience ⓘ
social ambition ⓘ
timePeriodOfComposition early 18th century ⓘ
tone humorous ⓘ
vocalForces two singers ⓘ
workOf Georg Philipp Telemann ⓘ

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Pimpinone → mainCharacter → Pimpinone ⓘ