L’Inimico delle Donne Baldassare Galuppi

Renowned in his time for the elegance of his writing, his originality and his passion, his collaboration with Goldoni is very fruitful: they create a dozen opera buffa in ten years.
It is with L’Inimico delle Donne – (The Enemy of Women), that Galuppi begins his collaboration with Bertali.
This opera was performed for over ten years in Venice.
A nonchalant, elegant score, full of brio.

Zon-Zon, the Emperor of an imaginary China has no desire to marry, but this may lead to his losing the throne. Suddenly a storm brings Agnesina, a beautiful Italian to his shores. She herself has refused a number of suitors. We can of course guess where their meeting leads!