Partly based on the 1766 English comedy ‘The Clandestine Marriage’ by David Garrick and George Colman, Domenico Cimarosa’s Il matrimonio segreto was a widely popular example of opera buffa in its day. This sparkling comedy tells the story of Geronimo, a wealthy citizen of Bologna, who is trying to arrange aristocratic marriages for his two daughters, Carolina and Elisetta. However his plans seem destined to fail as his daughter Carolina is already secretly married to Paolino, his young secretary. Through a series of humorous situations the young couple confess their marriage and all ends well.

Enrico Fissore, Valeria Baiano, Antonella Bandelli,
Carmen Gonzalez, Roberto Coviello, Paolo Barbacini
Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana / Francis Travis
Harpsichord-master Marco Balderi
Stage Director Filippo Crivelli

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