Rossini: L'Italiana in Algeri - Festival d'Aix-en-Provence
2007
Genre: MusicDramaComedyRomance
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Runtime: 135 min
Average vote: 8
Release date: 2007-07-30
Production Countries: FR
Director: Vincent Bataillon
Director: Toni Servillo
Writer: Angelo Anelli
Music: Gioacchino Rossini
Plot:
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.
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