L'italiana in Algeri
Music by Gioachino Rossini · libretto by Angelo Anelli · premiered 1813 · at Teatro San Benedetto
L'italiana in Algeri (Italian pronunciation: [litaˈljaːna in alˈdʒɛːri]; 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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About the Composer
Gioachino Rossini is the composer of record for this opera.
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Other Operas by Gioachino Rossini
- Armida
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- Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra (1785)
- Il turco in Italia (1788)
- Aureliano in Palmira (1789)
- La cambiale di matrimonio (1791)
- Bianca e Falliero (1798)
- Demetrio e Polibio (1806)