La Cambiale Matrimonio - DVD

The plot of this opera, which Rossini composed when he was just 18 years old, revolves around the farcical attempts of Tobia Mill.

This comic opera tells the story of Geronimo, a wealthy citizen of Bologna, who is trying to arrange aristocratic marriages for his two daughters, Carolina and Elisetta. What he doesn’t know is that his youngest 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. Giovanni Antonini conducts the Wallonie Royal Opera Orchestra for this performance of Cimarosa's two-act comic opera 'Il Matrimonio Segreto' ('The Clandestine Wedding'), recorded live at Liege in February 2008. Soloists include Cinzia Forte, Priscille Laplace and Damiana Pinti. Directed by Stefano Mazzonis Di Pralafera. Starring Cinzia Forte, Alberto Rinaldi, Damiana Pinti. Language Italian Subtitles English, German, French, Italian, Spanish

Enrico Fissore, Valeria Baiano, and Antonella Bandelli star in this Cimarosa opera with Francis Travis conducing the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana.