The Secret Marriage by Cimarosa, tors. 30 dec. 2021, Fra (2021/2021), Instrueret af Valery Merkulov, Dirigent Sergey Mikheev, Natalia Sats Moscow Children's Musical Theatre, Moscow, Russia

The Secret Marriage is the only opera performed to this day by Domenico Cimarosa and the only opera in the history of the world theater that was completely encore immediately after the premiere on February 7, 1792 at the Vienna Court Theater. Emperor Leopold II liked it so much that he demanded to immediately repeat it in its entirety in his chambers until the actors took off their make-up. Composer Domenico Cimarosa, being one of the leading representatives of opera buffa, probably did not know more success in his eventful life (1749 - 1801), for which he wrote about 70 operas, a significant number of cantatas, masses, oratorios and instrumental works, served at the best imperial houses in Europe and even for two years he served as a composer at the court of Catherine the Great. The Secret Marriage is a typical Italian comic opera. Bright stage sketches are represented by many ensembles: tercetes, quartets and quintets, and the entire cast involved in this work takes part in the extended finale.