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Pimpinone
Comic opera in 3 acts by Georg Philipp Telemann
YURI MIZOBUCHI (MEZZOSOPRANO), STEPHEN BARCHI (BARITON)
Musical direction: Yuko Tomeda - Direction: Roland Treiber
MOZART ENSEMBLE BERLIN
TELEMANN'S "PIMPINONE"
is one of the earliest German comic operas and was very popular at the time. The refreshing comedy of the
Chambermaid who catches a rich husband and keeps him under her thumb after the wedding
has lost none of its bubbling humor to this day: a true delight for classical music fans.
Vespetta, pretty, intelligent, but from a poor background, earns her money as
Chambermaid and sees in the marriage with Pimpinone, an old but wealthy citizen, finally a
Opportunity to improve financially. With her beauty and the assurance that she will take care of the
household, she soon succeeds in beguiling the lonely Pimpinone. Although he tries to
to test her, but she manages to dispel all doubts. Pimpinone asks for her hand and
a bridal outfit of 10.000 thalers. After the wedding, however, Vespetta shows her true face. She is
moody, goes out frequently and is not at all willing to fulfill her duties as a faithful wife. She
justifies this by saying that the employment relationship has expired due to the marriage and that she is now entitled to all freedoms.
Pimpinone, now regretting the marriage, has his hands tied because the emancipated Vespetta threatens him,
that if he does not tolerate her moods, he will have to pay her dowry. Furthermore, Pimpinone is forced to
To do housework while Vespetta enjoys herself at balls.
On 27 September 1725 the premiere of Pimpinone together with Tamerlano took place at the Theatre of
Hamburg's Gänsemarkt. The audience was enthusiastic, the work became Telemann's greatest stage success and
is still one of the master's most famous works today.
YURI MIZOBUCH I comes from Japan, where after studying musicology at Osaka University
studied singing at the Kyoto University of Music and Performing Arts and graduated with distinction
She continued her studies at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna with the subjects Lied
and oratorio with Prof. Charles Spencer, also graduating with distinction. This was followed by a
She studied operatic repertoire at the Prague Conservatory and attended master classes with KS Christa Ludwig, among others.
a lively opera and concert activity in numerous European cities.
STREPHEN BARCHI New York-born baritone Stephen Barchi graduated from the
renowned Juilliard School of Music. This season he will appear with the Theater Aachen as Ludovic in Die Schöne
and the Beast by Philip Glass and as Dancaïro in Carmen. Last year he played a hotel guest in Tod
in Venice at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, as a deputy in Verdi's Don Carlo at the Leipzig Opera, and he sang Ali in
Adina and Cascada in The Merry Widow at the Kammeroper Hamburg. In the 2016/17 season, he sang the role
Nicholas in Barber's Vanessa with the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Aeneas in Purcell's Dido in the
Deutsche Oper Berlin and Belcore in Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore at the summer festival in Bad Aibling. He performed as
Bluebeard in Bartók's Duke Bluebeard's Castle in a joint production of the Academy of Music and Theatre
Hamburg and the Hamburg State Opera. He performed as Count Almaviva in Le Nozze di Figaro with Escales Lyriques
He also sang the newcomer's friend in Billy Budd at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Moralès in
Carmen, Marullo in Rigoletto, Fiorello in Il barbiere di Siviglia and First Priest in The Magic Flute,
and supported by the American-Berlin Scholarship of the Opera Foundation in New York. He was also an artist-
Residence at the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia, where he sang, among other roles, the title role in Yevgeniy Onegin
and interpreted the role of Silvano in Un ballo in maschera.
DR. ROLAND TREIBER is a specialist for spectacular and extraordinary productions.
The doctor of musicology was a long-time cultural representative of the city of Zweibrücken, founder (1990) and
1. Director of the cross-border music festival “EUROKLASSIK”, member of the board of the “Deutsche
Mozart Society" and organizer of several German Mozart Festivals. He has edited several classical operas
(Kraus “Soliman”, Mozart “Zaide”, Pergolesi “The Cunning Peasant Woman” among others for the festival in Schönbrunn, Vienna), director
spectacular productions including predators and artists (Kraus: “Soliman” at the
German Mozart Festival 1992), led the redesign and opening of the Munich variety theatre “Theaterie” in 1996,
“Spreewald Boat Nights 1997, in 2016 the Berlin Opera Circus staged Mozart’s “Theatrical Director”, in
2020 “The Wedding on the Alm” at the Sanssouci Palace Theatre. ZZ is Dr. Treiber Artistic Director of the
“Classical Days of Berlin Palaces” and for 25 years the first chairman of the association “Music in Brandenburg
Castles" eV"
YUKO TOMEDA was born in Tokyo into a family of musicians. She received her first piano lessons
She stayed with her mother and later with Professors Aiko Iguchi and Kazuko Sumi. In Tokyo she then visited
She then continued her studies at the University of Tokyo
Arts in Berlin in the piano department with Prof. Erich Andreas and the Hungarian/Swiss pianist György
Sebök. After successfully completing her music studies, she was admitted to the additional course for the
She graduated with distinction and is a prizewinner of various
competitions, including a gold medal at the International Competition “Maria-Canals” in Barcelona. She
She has performed several times at the Philharmonie in Berlin. Further concerts have taken her to Italy, Spain, Austria, and elsewhere.
and Japan. Her musical spectrum ranges from early Baroque on harpsichord to contemporary
Composition. Today she works with many composers and has premiered several pieces.
she is a sought-after chamber music and song partner.
