L'Italiana in Algeri

Overview

"This is Vienna State Opera live at home". April 2015. '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.

Cast

Anna Bonitatibus

Isabella

Edgardo Rocha

Lindoro

Paolo Rumetz

Taddeo

Ildar Abdrazakov

Mustafà

Aida Garifullina

Elvira

Rachel Frenkel

Zulma

Alessio Arduini

Haly