OPERA NIGHT – L’ITALIANA IN ALGERI

L’Italiana in Algeri is Rossini at his very best: a madcap comedy, first performed in Venice in 1813 when Rossini was just 21!

Tune in to a production from the Teatro Rossini, Pesaro recorded earlier this month as part of the Rossini Opera Festival.

Revel in the bravura singing, fast-paced arias and ensembles, and the picturesque, story-book setting of Rossini’s desert adventure.

José Ramon Encinar conducts the Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Comunale Bologna staring Anna Goryachova (mezzo-soprano) and Mario Cassi (baritone).

RTÉ lyric fm, Saturday 31 August, 7pm-10pm