Event Comment: "[
Allegranti] in an evil hour came again to England, and reappeared in
Cimarosa's
Matrimonio Segreto. Never was there a more pitiable attempt: she had scarcely a thread of voice remaining, nor the power to sing a note in tune: her figure and acting were equally altered for the worse, and after a few nights she was obliged to retire, and quit the stage altogether...But she was at least remembered to have had a voice, and was looked upon only with compassion" (
Mount-Edgcumbe, 39-40). "The opera of last night was also enriched by the first appearance, on any stage, of a young
lady, a daughter of
Signor Rovedino...She was received with the warmest applause" (
Morning Chronicle, 10 Apr.)
Performances
Mainpiece Title: Il Matrimonio Segreto