Rossini: L'Italiana in Algeri - Festival d'Aix-en-Provence (2007)
Overview
Live performance, Festival d'Aix-en-Provence, July 2006. 'L'italiana in Algeri' (English: 'The Italian Girl in Algiers') is an operatic dramma giocoso in two acts by Gioachino Rossini to an Italian libretto by Angelo Anelli, based on his earlier text set by Luigi Mosca. It premiered at the Teatro San Benedetto in Venice on 22 May 1813. The music is characteristic of Rossini's style, remarkable for its fusion of sustained, manic energy with elegant, pristine melodies.
Top Cast
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Christianne Stotijn
Isabella
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Maxim Mironov
Lindoro
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Giorgio Caoduro
Taddeo
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Marco Vinco
Mustafà
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Elisaveta Martirosyan
Elvira
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Sabina Willeit
Zulma
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Ruben Drole
Haly
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