L'italiana in Algeri
L'italiana in Algeri

L'italiana in Algeri

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1986
2h 30m
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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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Marilyn Horne

Isabella

Marilyn Horne
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Paolo Montarsolo

Mustafà

Paolo Montarsolo
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Douglas Ahlstedt

Lindoro

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Allan Monk

Taddeo

Allan Monk
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Myra Merritt

Elvira

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Diane Kesling

Zulma

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Spiro Malas

Haly

Spiro Malas
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MET Orchestra

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