Publisher's Synopsis
Naughty Marietta is a comic opera written by Rida Johnson Young and first performed in 1910. The story follows Marietta, a young French princess who flees to New Orleans to escape an arranged marriage. There, she meets a dashing American soldier named Captain Warrington, and the two fall in love. However, their happiness is threatened by Marietta's royal obligations and the scheming of her jealous cousin, Princess Etelka. The opera features lively musical numbers and comedic moments, as well as themes of love, duty, and identity. Overall, Naughty Marietta is a charming and entertaining work that has remained popular in the operatic repertoire for over a century.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
