Cartolina 12 & 17 May

La Serva Padrona, the delightful opera buffa by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, is the Italian opera that features in the  University of Canterbury festival “Platform” on 28 and 30 May in the double-bill that will take place at the Octagon Restaurant (the old Trinity Church), corner Manchester and Worcester Streets. It will be a sumptuous occasion both musically and gastronomically. But the opera can be chosen with or without dinner.

Musical Director Martin Setchell talks about opera in the 1700’s and Pergolesi’s legacy, especially in this year, when 300 years from his birth are celebrated.