Comic opera in three acts by Wolf-Ferrari
Libretto by GIUSEPPE PIZZOLA, after GOLDONI
Sung in the English translation by EDWARD J. DENT
In 18th-century Venice at Carnival time, female cunning outwits male chauvinism to give true love a chance prior to the wedding ceremony.
ENGLISH SYMPH. ORCHESTRA leader ROY GILLARD conducted by HILARY GRIFFITHS : Act 1 ( Phoenix Opera's production from this year's Camden Festival)