Dicapo Opera Theatre and Opera Moderne Premiere MARRYING MOZART, Now thru 12/16

Dicapo Opera Theatre and Opera Moderne will present the world premiere of Marrying Mozart with four performances beginning tonight, December 13, 2012. Subsequent presentations take place Friday, Saturday and Sunday, December 14, 15 & 16, 2012. Thursday performances begin at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., and the final performance on Sunday at 4 p.m.

Marrying Mozart, a play by Michael Capasso is adapted from Stephanie Cowell's best-selling novel and features performances of the music of W.A. Mozart. Marrying Mozart is an appealing portrait of the young Mozart in Vienna, struggling to find work as a composer and encountering the delightful Weber sisters, four young women who engage his passion, his music, and his heart.

A Co-Production with Opera Moderne, all performances are at Dicapo Opera Theatre, 184 East 76th Street at Lexington Avenue. Tickets, at $50, are available by calling Smarttix at 212-868-4444 or by visiting the Dicapo Web site at www.dicapo.com.