Mozart's 'Impresario'

Put Maria Callas, Zinka Milanov, and Rudolph Bing together in one room and you'll have the situation that forms the basis for Mozart's charming little comic opera, The Impresario. The petty jealousies and bickerings detailed by Mozart and his librettist strike home today just as well as they did in 1786.

The production, offered by the Harvard Opera Guild Workshop, is spirited and competent, even if the singers cannot quite cope with every difficulty in the score. Linnet Houle and Vivian Thomas, as the two rival prima donnas, are supported by John Leonard, Robert Scher and Thomas Glick, with string orchestra and piano. This afternoon's free repeat performance will provide you with a delightful forty-five minute interlude.