L’Italiana in Algeri

Name: L’Italiana in Algeri
Director: Claus Viller
Genre: Music
Released: 1987-12-01
Duration: 149 min
Rating: 8
Cast: Doris Soffel, Robert Gambill, Günter von Kannen, Enric Serra, Nuccia Focile

Original title: L'Italiana in Algeri

8.0(2)19872h 29mIT

Directed by Claus Viller

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.