Rossini: Il turco in Italia (Opernhaus Zurich)

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Rossini: Il turco in Italia (Opernhaus Zurich)

Zurich Opera House

When a wealthy Turkish aristocrat arrives in a humble Italian town, the married women roll their eyes in delight, their rival lovers lose out, and the husbands rage with jealousy. These may be silly clichés, but they are the subject of IL TURCO IN ITALIA and the composer plays with them – quite deliberately. He knows that he is putting archetypes of Italian comedy on stage with figures such as the exotic lady-killer Selim, the young woman Fiorilla, who is chained to the stove at home, but adventurous, and her husband Geronio, who is ridiculous because he is much too old – and relishes the ironic exaggeration. Franz Welser-Most conducts the Zurich Opera House Chorus and Orchestra in this performance of Rossini's opera buffa.

Original Title

Il Turco in Italia

Release Date

2002-04-28

Year

2002

Duration

2h 15m

Status

Released

Score

7.00

Genres

#italy#prince#adulteress#opera-buffa#cuckolded-husband#gypsies#turk

Cast

Ruggero Raimondi

Ruggero Raimondi

Selim

Cecilia Bartoli

Cecilia Bartoli

Donna Fiorilla

Oliver Widmer

Oliver Widmer

Poeta Prosdocimo

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Paolo Rumetz

Don Geronio

Reinaldo Macias

Reinaldo Macias

Don Narciso

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Judith Schmid

Zaida

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Valery Tsarev

Albazar