Rossini: L'Italiana in Algeri - Festival d'Aix-en-Provence (2007)

• Music
• Drama
• Comedy
• Romance

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.

Rating

8 / 10 (1 votes)

Release date

July 30, 2007

Runtime

2h 15m

Language

Italian

Director

Vincent Bataillon, Toni Servillo

Status

Released