Griselda by Vivaldi

Naxos has released in 2008 a complete recording of Vivaldi's Griselda, an opera which has already appeared in an outstanding recorded performance as part of Naïve's exceptional Complete Vivaldi Edition. The piece belongs to the composer's late period and is a masterpiece in three acts. It was first performed on 18 May 1735. One of the most important aspects of the piece is that it marks a meeting between Vivaldi and the young Carlo Goldoni, who was brought in to freshen up the much-used libretto by Apostolo Zeno. The plot is based on a story retold in Boccaccio's Decameron.