L'Italiana in Algeri

Album by Gioachino Rossini & Giulietta Simionato & Cesare Valletti & Mario Petri & Graziella Sciutti & Marcello Cortis & Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano & Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano & Carlo Maria Giulini

L'Italiana in Algeri is an opera by Gioachino Rossini, premiered in 1813. The work is an example of opera buffa, characterised by brisk, ornate vocal writing, lively ensembles and bright orchestration, and it dates from Rossini's early period, helping to establish his approach to bel canto and comic opera.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    L'Italiana in Algeri: Overture & Act I (Beginning)
    27:43
  2. 2.
    L'Italiana in Algeri: Act I (Conclusion)
    31:54

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    L'Italiana in Algeri: Act II (Beginning)
    25:32
  2. 3.
    L'Italiana in Algeri: Act II (Conclusion)
    30:53

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