| The Marriage | |
|---|---|
| Comic opera by Bohuslav Martinů | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Martinu_1945.jpg) Martinů in 1945 | |
| Librettist | Martinů |
| Language | English |
| Based on | Marriage by Nikolai Gogol |
| Premiere | 31 March 1954 |
The Marriage is a comic opera in 2 acts by Bohuslav Martinů, to the composer's own libretto, after the play of the same name by Nikolai Gogol. The opera was commissioned for television by the NBC, and the NBC Opera Theatre performed the work's world premiere on their television program NBC TV Opera Theatre for a national broadcast in the United States on 2 July 1953. The opera has subsequently been adapted for the stage and recorded on CD.