Brother and his wonderful wife took Fio and Husband to see--and especially to hear--Pimpinome, a Telemann chamber opera which premiered in 1725. The plot was weak--it was more of a caricature than a story--but the music was terrific and the singing was GREAT. Soprano Meredith Ruduski and bass-baritone Peter Walker portrayed a flirtatious servant and the rich man she suckers into marrying her. Ruduski owned the show--she was Vespetta to the core, but Walker, who basically played the supporting tole, bowled Fio over when he switched into counter-tenor to portray two women gossiping together.
The program was staged by the Texas Early Music Project, and the small orchestra used vintage instruments--harpsichord, traverso, viola da gamba, theorbo, and traverso as well as violins, viola, cello, and guitar.
The audience gave the production two curtain calls, but Fio could have stood there applauding all night.
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