L’Italiana in Algeri

Giacomo Rossini | Opera in Two Acts
Sung in Italian | 142 minutes plus one intermission
From the Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Giacomo Rossini wrote L’Italiana in Algeri in only 18 days when he was 21 years old – and now, almost
200 years later, audiences still thrill at both the manic energy and elegant melodies that make it a
masterpiece. This light-hearted production from the Teatro Comunale di Bologona stars Anna Maria
Serra as the broken-hearted Elvira, Michele Pertusi as the lecherous Mustafà, Edgardo Rocha as the
devoted Lindoro, and Marianna Pizzolato as the smart and resourceful Italian girl of the title.

CAST
Mustafà Michele Pertusi
Elvira Anna Maria Serra
Zulma Giuseppina Bridelli
Haly Alessandro Busi
Isabella Marianna Pizzolato
Lindoro Edgardo Rocha
Taddeo Paolo Bordogna
CREATIVE TEAM
Conductor Paolo Olmi
Director and Costume Design Francesco Esposito
Assistant Conductor Gianni Marras
Lighting Design Andrea Oliva
Chorus Master Lorenzo Fratini
Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Performed in May 2012.