L'italiana in Algeri

opera by Gioacchino Rossini

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Translation: The Italian Girl in Algiers
Librettist: Angelo Anelli
Language: Italian
Premiere: 22 May 1813 ( 1813-05-22 ) , Teatro San Benedetto , Venice

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Image: Disegno per copertina di libretto, disegno di Peter Hoffer per L'italiana in Algeri (s.d.) - Archivio Storico Ricordi ICON012435.jpg

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Commons category: L'italiana in Algeri
date of first performance: 1813-05-22
number of parts of this work: 2
publication date: 1813-00-00
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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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