Rossini: L'italiana in Algeri

Rossini: L'italiana in Algeri

1957
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Overview

In 1810, Mustafà, Bey of Algiers and thoroughly fed up with his wife, the docile Elvira, orders the captain of the corsairs to find him one of those feisty Italian women. It turns out to be Isabella, an Italian woman of unparalleled beauty searching for her fiancé Lindoro, whom Mustafà happens to be holding captive in his seraglio. The Bey intends to give Lindoro to his wife Elvira, hoping to get rid of him once and for all. Isabella, accompanied by her annoying suitor Taddeo—whom she passes off as her uncle to save him from the gallows—relies on her powers of seduction. “L’italiana in Algeri” (The Italian Girl in Algiers) is a two-act dramma giocoso (opera buffa) by Gioachino Rossini, with a libretto by Angelo Anelli. It premiered at the Teatro San Benedetto in Venice on May 22, 1813. Recorded in the studios of Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI) in Milan on July 10, 1957.

Status: Released

Language: IT

Production Information

Spoken Languages
Italian

Quick Facts

Release Date July 10, 1957
Status Released
Language IT

Cast

Mario Petri
Mario Petri

Musrafà

Teresa Berganza
Teresa Berganza

Isabella

Sesto Bruscantini
Sesto Bruscantini

Taddeo

Vittoria Palombini
Vittoria Palombini

Zulma

Rena Gary Falachi
Rena Gary Falachi

Elvira

Valerio Meucci
Valerio Meucci

Haly

Alvinio Misciano
Alvinio Misciano

Lindoro

Nino Sanzogno
Nino Sanzogno

Conductor

Orchestra di Milano della Radiotelevisione
Orchestra di Milano della Radiotelevisione

Orchestra

Coro di Milano della Radiotelevisione
Coro di Milano della Radiotelevisione

Chorus

Roberto Benaglio
Roberto Benaglio

Chorus Director

Key Crew

Mario Lanfranchi
Director
Angelo Anelli
Writer