 His librettist Giovanni Bertati was equally prolific, having written at least 70 libretti in his lifetime, almost all of them in the "dramma giocoso" genre.The premiere production of "L'avaro" had sets designed by Domenico and Gerolamo Mauri and costumes by Giuseppe Tadio.The performance was accompanied by a ballet, "La serenata interrotta, o sia Il triplice matrimonio" ("The Serenade Interrupted, or The Triple Wedding") with music by Francesco Piombanti and choreography by Antoine Pitrot.