Rossini: Il turco in Italia (Opernhaus Zurich) (2002)
2h 15m
Running Time
April 28, 2002Release Date
Rossini: Il turco in Italia (Opernhaus Zurich) (2002)
2h 15m
Running Time
April 28, 2002Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.

Ruggero Raimondi
Selim

Cecilia Bartoli
Donna Fiorilla

Oliver Widmer
Poeta Prosdocimo

Paolo Rumetz
Don Geronio

Reinaldo Macias
Don Narciso

Judith Schmid
Zaida

Valery Tsarev
Albazar

Franz Orban
Lighting Design
Media.

Details.
Release DateApril 28, 2002
Original NameIl Turco in Italia
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 15m
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
italy
prince
adulteress
opera buffa
cuckolded husband
gypsies
turk