L’Italiana in Algeri

Live performance from the Schwetzinger Festspiele, 1987. At the age of 21, Italian composer Giacchino Rossini penned the masterful comic opera “L’Italiana in Algeri” (“The Italian Girl in Algiers”) in less than a month. The composer’s youthful exuberance comes across in this infectious 1987 performance. Though she’s known mainly for her Wagner roles, acclaimed German mezzo-soprano Doris Soffel shines in the title role of Isabella. Ralf Weikert conducts, and Mauro Pagano oversees sets and costumes.

Cast

Doris Soffel Isabella Robert Gambill Lindoro Günter von Kannen Mustafà

Enric Serra Taddeo

Nuccia Focile Elvira

Susan Maclean Zulma

Rudolf Hartmann Haly

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