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.
Directed by Claus Viller
Doris Soffel
Isabella
Robert Gambill
Lindoro
Günter von Kannen
Mustafà
Enric Serra
Taddeo
Nuccia Focile
Elvira
Susan Maclean
Zulma
Rudolf Hartmann
Haly
