L’Italiana in Algeri

IMDb 8.0 1987 ‱ 149 min ‱ Music

Director

Claus Viller

Country

DE

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Doris Soffel
Doris Soffel Isabella
Robert Gambill
Robert Gambill Lindoro
GĂŒnter von Kannen
GĂŒnter von Kannen MustafĂ 
Enric Serra
Enric Serra Taddeo
Nuccia Focile
Nuccia Focile Elvira