Recent Researches in the Music of the Classical Era

This early intermezzo, which predates Pergolesi's La serva Padrona, sheds new light on the eighteenth-century Italian comic opera. Scholars and performers will welcome this contribution to a neglected genre of vocal chamber music and to the further study of Hasse.

Music Sample

Contents
Intermezzo Primo
Larinda (recit.)"Sotto mentite spoglie"; Larinda (aria), "La moneta èun certo chè"; Vanesio (recit.), "Perdonami Larindo"; Vanesio (aria), "Un Marte furibondo"; Larinda (recit.), "Mi conceda licenza"; Duet, "Che caldo mi viene"

Intermezzo Secondo
Vanesio (recit.), "Olà, vestir mi voglio"; Larinda (aria), "Accanto al mio bel foco"; Vanesio (recit.), "Anima mia, mia vita"; Duet, "Mio dolce amore"

Intermezzo Terzo
Vanesio (recit.), "Dov'è la dote"; Larinda (aria), "Cava pur la spada fuora"; Vanesio (aria), "Oh poveretto mio"; Duet, "Che contento"