GIOACHINO ROSSINI (1792-1868)

The Italian Girl in Algiers

77:20

Highlights

Dramma giocoso in two acts to a libretto substantially derived from Angelo Anelli's libretto for Luigi Mosca's L'italiana in Algeri

English translation by David Parry

1

Overture

8:13

Act I

2

No. 2, Cavatina: 'In dreams of endless pleasure'

7:16

Lindoro

3

No. 3, Duet: 'WHen I choose a girl to marry'

4:13

Lindoro, Mustafà

4

from No. 4, Cavatina: 'Fate is cruel!'

4:46

Isabella, Chorus

5

No. 5, Duet: 'From the buffets of misfortune'

7:34

Isabella, Taddeo

6

No. 6, Aria: 'I am filled in an exquisite fashion'

3:16

Mustafà

No. 7, First finale

7

'We salute you, oh master of women' -

2:21

Chorus, Haly, Mustafà

8

'Oh, how amusing! He looks frightful!' -

4:03

Isabella, Mustafà

9

'Please tell me where my niece is' -

2:08

Taddeo, Haly, Mustafà, Isabella

10

'Though we must part from you' -

3:47

Elvira, Zulma, Liindoro, Isabella, Haly, Taddeo

11

'Tell me, who is this woman?'

5:27

Isabella, Mustafà, Elvira, Zulma, Lindoro, Taddeo, Haly, Chorus

from Act II

12

No. 10, Aria: 'All this shouting makes my head ache'

3:45

Taddeo, Chorus

13

No. 11a, Cavatina: 'Sweetest treasure, dearest pleasure'

7:27

Isabella, Mustafà, Taddeo, Lindoro

14

No. 14, Trio: 'Sugar-daddy! How delightful!'

5:58

Mustafà, Lindoro, Taddeo

15

from No. 15, Rondo: 'Think of your country'

6:19

Isabella, Chorus

Alastair Miles bass - Mustafà

Sarah Tynan soprano - Elvira

Anne Marie Gibbons mezzo-soprano - Zulma

David Soar bass - Haly

Barry Banks tenor - Lindoro

Jennifer Larmore mezzo-soprano - Isabella

Alan Opie baritone - Taddeo

Brad Cohen

20-22 August 2008