Released:
1987-12-01

Overview:
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.

Director:
Claus Viller

Runtime:
2h 29min

Genre:
Music

• Cast:
• 
  Doris Soffel
  as
  Isabella
• 
  Robert Gambill
  as
  Lindoro
• 
  Günter von Kannen
  as
  Mustafà
• 
  Enric Serra
  as
  Taddeo
• 
  Nuccia Focile
  as
  Elvira