Gennaro Federico

Gennaro Antonio Federico (died Naples, 1744) was a Neapolitan poet and opera librettist. He is best remembered for his collaborations with G. B. Pergolesi including La serva padrona.[1]

Libretti

References

  1. ^ Guy A. Marco Opera: A Research and Information Guide - Page 268 113557801X - 2002 Librettist Gennaro Federico used a colloquial Italian text in his earlier Lo frate 'nnamorato, but he did not write dialect in La serva padrona. Nevertheless, he was able to delineate the fairly complex character of Serpina through nuances of ...