Italian Classical period composer Domenico Nicola Cimarosa (1749-1801) is remembered for his operas, mainly in the opera buffo style. Il matrimonio segreto, based in part on the English comedy The Clandestine Marriage, may have been his most popular work. He also wrote religious works, concertos and keyboard sonatas.
Biography showing multi-instrumental abilities and compositional talent in varied forms, especially opera plus summary list of works. From the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio. www.wqxr.com/cgi-bin/iowa/cla/learning/grove.html?record=1895
Classical Music Dictionary entry with life, operas and other works, illustrations, and MIDI audio file. Includes libretti of Il maestro di cappella, Il matrimonio segreto, and Le astuzie femminili. www.karadar.it/Dictionary/cimarosa.html
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