L'Italiana in Algeri: Rossini's quest for Italy

He Sang/She Sang

English - December 27, 2016 05:00 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
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L'Italiana in Algeri may seem like a classic battle of the sexes story set in North Africa, but it's really all about Italy. At least that's one way to look at it. On this episode of He Sang/She Sang, author Fred Plotkin, soprano Ying Fang and mezzo-soprano Rihab Chaieb discuss the politics, patriotism and musical brilliance of Rossini's escape-story masterpiece.

Fred Plotkin's YouTube pick (Marilyn Horne, Pablo Montarsolo, Myra Merritt, Douglas Ahlstedt, Spiro Malas)

Merrin Lazyan's YouTube pick (Anna Goryachova, Alex Esposito, Yijie Shi, Mario Cassi)

This episode features excerpts from the following album:

Rossini: L'Italiana in Algeri (Erato, 1981)
— Marilyn Horne, mezzo-soprano; Samuel Ramey, bass; Kathleen Battle, soprano; Clara Foti, mezzo-soprano; Nicola Zaccaria, bass; Ernesto Palacio, tenor; Domenico Trimarchi, baritone; I Solisti Veneti conducted by Claudio Scimone