Poster for Rossini: L'Italiana in Algeri - Festival d'Aix-en-Provence

Rossini: L'Italiana in Algeri - Festival d'Aix-en-Provence

2007 2 hours 15 minutes

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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.

Released

30th July 2007

18 years ago

Runtime

2 hours 15 minutes

Finishes at 12:56am

Directed by

Toni Servillo, Vincent Bataillon

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Written by

Angelo Anelli

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