I List och Lust

I List och Lust comprises two short comic baroque operas spanning 300 years of history: Giovanni Battista Pergolesi's "La serva padrona" and Georg Philipp Telemann's "Pimpinone". The shared theme is maidservants who scheme to climb the social ladder - and hopefully find a bit of love along the way. The production is modernized and adapted for touring, with baroque music accompanied by more contemporary elements.

We encounter a clever and resourceful woman across two different historical periods. Love, relationships, and work were probably just as complicated in the 18th century as they are today - and with a bit of scheming and maneuvering, one might manage to outwit one's boss, or perhaps only fool oneself.

Serpina: Kristine Nowlain | Pimpinone: Jakob Högström | Vespone/Saxophone: Fredric Thurfjell | Piano/Conductor: Annika Bjelk | Viola: Elina Nygren

Act 1 - La serva padrona, music: Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, libretto: Gennaro Federico, translation & arrangement: Carin Bartosch Edström. Act 2 - Pimpinone, music: Georg Philipp Telemann, libretto: Johann Philipp Praetorius, translation & arrangement: Carin Bartosch Edström. Director: Helena Röhr | Set design, costumes & makeup: Evelina Johansson | Lighting design: Sofia Linde and Hannele Philipson.

Production: Malmö Opera.