Bay Ridge’s Regina Opera presents `La Serva Padrona,’ Suor Angelica’
The Regina Opera, in its 43rd season, gave us an afternoon to treasure with a double bill that offered a dollop of laughter and a gallon of tears.
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710-1736) died at age 26. In his day, Pergolesi’s comic opera “La Serva Padrone” served as a “warmup” for his serious opera “The Superb Prisoner.”
We attended the first performance on Saturday, March 2, at Regina Opera’s new theatre at Our Lady of Perpetual Help (OLPH) auditorium, 5902 Sixth Ave. It is a lovely theatre with 400 red plush seats.