A couple of young lovers, a father-master who is eager to gain social status, a rich suitor, an ambitious sister, and a widowed aunt eager to find a husband. And also secrets, misunderstandings, attempted escapes to the inevitable happy ending. There are many ingredients that make Cimarosa’s Il matrimonio segreto one of the cornerstones of 18th-century comic genre. Let’s enjoy Act I from the dress rehearsal of our production directed by Pier Luigi Pizzi and conducted by Nikolas Nägele!