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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comic opera
ⓘ
intermezzo ⓘ |
| basedOn | Pimpinone by Tommaso Albinoni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueNote | often cited without Telemann catalogue number in modern references ⓘ |
| characterType | stock comic characters ⓘ |
| composer | Georg Philipp Telemann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Pimpinone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vespetta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1725 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Hamburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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