L'ITALIANA IN ALGERI is an operatic dramma giocoso in two acts by Gioachino Rossini to an Italian libretto by Angelo Anelli. Rossini composed L'italiana in Algeri when he was 21 in either 18 or 27 days, depending on which source one believes (Rossini, not surprisingly, pegged it at 18). 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. The plot, in brief: Isabella’s lover Lindoro has been kidnapped, and in her search for him she is shipwrecked and taken captive by Mustafa, Bey of Algiers. To her amazement and delight, she finds Lindoro among the Bey’s prisoners. Isabella hatches a plot that involves flirtation and stealth, and together she and Lindoro escape. Marilyn Horne, Pablo Montarsolo, Douglas Ahistedt, and Allan Monk star in this legendary Metropolitan Opera production conducted by James Levine.
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L'italiana in Algeri Cast
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Character |
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Allan Monk
He was 43, now 82 years old
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as Taddeo |
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Marilyn Horne
She was 52, now 90 years old
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as Isabella |
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Spiro Malas
He was 53, 86 years old when he died
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as Haly |
L'italiana in Algeri Crew
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Department |
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Brian Large as Director. He was 46 (now 85) years old
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Directing |
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Gioachino Rossini as Original Music Composer. He was 193 (76) years old when He died
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Sound |
