Domenico Cimarosa: Il matrimonio segreto

Carlos Feller ¡E Georgine Resick ¡E Barbara Daniels Marta Szirmay ¡E David Kuebler ¡E Claudio NicolaiDirected for Stage by Michael Hampe Drottningholm Court Theatre Orchestra Hilary Griffiths, conductor

Recorded live at the Theatre Schwetzingen , June 1986


Picture Format: NTSC · 4:3 fullscreen
Sound Format: PCM Stereo ¡P Dolby Digital 5.1 ¡P DTS 5.1
Region Code: 0
Subtitles: Italian, English, German, French
Booklet Notes: English, German, French
Running Time: 153 mins
FSK: o.A.

Cat. No: 2054548

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• Il matrimonio segreto is Cimarosa's most famous opera buffa which is reputed to have won immense admiration from Emperor Leopold II at its first performance in 1792 - the Austrian Emperor liked this masterpiece so much that he ordered it to be played again from the beginning!
• The Drottningholm Court Theatre Orchestra, an outstanding orchestra for early music, is specialized in music of the 17th and 18th century - the authentic interpretation of Griffiths and his musicians sounds extremely fresh and colourful, and the playing is always full of energy and contrasts
• Beautiful production, with an elegant and colourful staging - the stage direction is sensitive to the music's flow and brings a welcome clarity to the plot's many twists and deceptions
• Recorded at the exquisite Rococo palace theatre in Schwetzingen, built in 1752
• This production had already won international acclaim when staged in Paris, Stockholm and London - where it won the Olivier Award for Best Opera Production