Rossini: L'Italiana in Algeri - Festival d'Aix-en-Provence 2007
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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: 2007-07-30
- Runtime: 135 minutes
- Genre: Music, Drama, Comedy, Romance
- Stars: Christianne Stotijn, Maxim Mironov, Giorgio Caoduro, Marco Vinco, Elisaveta Martirosyan
- Director: Gioacchino Rossini, Angelo Anelli, Riccardo Frizza, Toni Servillo, Vincent Bataillon
