Rossini in Wildbad - Le mariage en poste - Marriage on the Way

Modern premiere(s)!Modern premiere(s)! Weckerlin, an Alsatian composer, enjoyed great success in Paris in the 1850s with his small operas, some of which were premiered at the soirées of his friend Rossini. A young woman is to be married to a stranger and refuses. While traveling, she meets the groom, who pretends to be someone else in order to test her. The bride sees through the game, but does not let on. The bride's father thinks the stranger is a criminal and wants to have him arrested, but in the end, everyone has to reveal themselves: the two young people have truly fallen in love, and the bride's father is able to stop the authorities. Happy ending. To accompany this, we perform a scene set in Rossini's salon, with modern premieres of Rossini pieces, couplets, and songs.