IL MATRIMONIO SEGRETO
- MUSIC BY DOMENICO CIMAROSA
- CONDUCTED BY PAUL GOODWIN
- DIRECTED BY JONATHAN MILLER
- ORCHESTRA: MEMBERS OF BROOKLYN PHILHARMONIC
- PRODUCED BY BAM
May 28, 29 & 31 and Jun 3 & 4 at 7:30pm
Jun 1 at 3pm
BAM Harvey Theater
Running Time: 165 minutes with 1 intermission
Subscription Tickets: $24, 44, 64, 72
(Full Price: $30, 55, 80, 90)
Love knows no boundaries, but parents with social
aspirations can be another matter. So what to do
when you're in love with a penniless peasant but
your father prefers you wed a nobleman? Marry
the peasant—in secret—and trick your sister into
marrying the wealthy guy instead. Thus begins
Domenico Cimarosa's comic opera treasure Il
matrimonio segreto (1792), coming to BAM in a new
production by the perpetually illuminating Jonathan
Miller (most recently at BAM with his incomparable
production of St. Matthew Passion, Spring 2006).
By staging Il matrimonio segreto in its original
eighteenth-century setting, Miller enables the
light-footed comedy to sparkle and the remarkable
roster of singers—conducted by Paul Goodwin—to
shine in some of opera buffa's greatest roles. As
one misunderstanding begets another, Cimarosa's
mellifluous score curls with effortless command
through scenes of erotic intrigue and thwarted
couplings, pairing bel canto melody with richly
orchestrated ensemble pieces shared between
triangulated lovers.
Libretto by Giovanni Bertati
Set design by John Conklin
Costume design by Claire Mitchell
Lighting design by Robert Wierzel
Photo of Zurich Opera production by Peter Schlegel