Rossini: L'Italiana in Algeri - Festival d'Aix-en-Provence (2007)
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.
Directors: Toni Servillo, Vincent Bataillon.
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Christianne Stotijn as Isabella |
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Maxim Mironov as Lindoro |
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Giorgio Caoduro as Taddeo |
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Marco Vinco as Mustafà |
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Elisaveta Martirosyan as Elvira |
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Sabina Willeit as Zulma |
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Ruben Drole as Haly |
| Writing | Angelo Anelli | Writer |
| Sound | Gioachino Rossini | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Toni Servillo | Director |
| Directing | Vincent Bataillon | Director |
| Sound | Riccardo Frizza | Music Director |