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L'Italiana in Algeri

L'Italiana in Algeri

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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 30, 2015

Runtime

2h 30m

Genres

Music

Original Title

L'Italiana in Algeri

Director

Jean-Pierre Ponnelle

Description

"This is Vienna State Opera live at home". April 2015. '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.