Il Matrimonio Segreto

Another major release for the budget series ARTS. This is the first complete recording of the Cimarosa masterpiece, the first studio recording in DDD, the most accurate recording following the original manuscript. The only competitor in fact is an old DGG recording with a non-italian cast, only offered in certain
countries and at mid to high price.
Il Matrimonio Segreto is one of the most important operas of the late XVIIIth Century, written only a couple of years after Mozart's Cos� fan tutte and about twenty years before the first Rossini masterpieces. Altogether it is one of the most difficult comic operas of this period and one of the longest: the first complete edition runs for about 3 hours and 15 minutes. For this edition,
recitativi have been released utilizing a Fortepiano. The cast includes some of the most accomplished italian singers for this repertoire together with some of the most renowned young soloists from the U.S.A. (Susan Patterson), U.K.
(Janet Williams) and Finnland (Petteri Salomaa), all of them having already recorded for the majors. Gabriele Bellini, a highly experienced italian conductor, conducts the orchestra of the Netherlands Opera.

- First complete recording
- First studio recording in DDD
- Only competitor on market an old DGG recording at top price
- Excellent assembly of italian and international singers