"Il Matrimonio Segreto": Cimarosa's Comic Opera from BU

Il Matrimonio Segreto: Cimarosa's Comic Opera from BU

Boston University Theatre (264 Huntington Ave Boston, MA 02115)

Full Price:: $20.00

Our Price:: $10.00*

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The Boston University College of Fine Arts brings Domenico Cimarosa's rarely performed Italian comic opera, Il Matrimonio Segreto (The Secret Marriage) to the stage. This light-footed work from 1792 -- considered the composer's masterpiece -- weaves through scenes of romantic intrigue and thwarted couplings, featuring some of opera buffa's greatest roles. It tells the story of three mismatched couples comically beset by unrequited love, which begins when an English count arrives in Italy to wed one sister, but then ends up falling for the other.

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The last date listed for Il Matrimonio Segreto was Friday February 24, 2012 / 7:30pm.

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Boston University Theatre

264 Huntington Ave

Boston, MA 02115

Website

617-266-0800

More Information About Il Matrimonio Segreto

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http://www.bu.edu/cfa/events/?eid=116914

Description

This farcical domestic comedy features arranged marriages, dowries, feuding sisters, tangled circumstances, banishment to convents, and misdirected romantic aspirations. Inspired in part by Hogarth’s painting series “Marriage A-la-Mode,” it lives as a musical bridge between Mozart and Rossini, with both beautiful lyrical melodies, and brilliant challenging ensembles.

Composer: Domenico Cimarosa
Librettist: Giovanni Bertati
after The Clandestine Marriage (1766) by George Colman the Elder and David Garrick.
Conductor: William Lumpkin

About the Ticket Supplier: Boston University College of Fine Arts

The School of Theatre Arts at Boston University, founded in 1950, is one of the country's leading institutions for the study of acting, stage management, design and production, and all aspects of the entertainment industry.