Concert Band; Orchestra
2.2.2.2: 2.2.0.0: Str
(4-4-3-3-3 in set): Solo
Contralto: Mixed Chorus
SKU: AP.36-A494401
Composed by Gioachino
Rossini/ Italian libretto
by Angelo Anelli. Serious
Opera, Orchestra
Accompaniment, Conductor
Score. Kalmus Opera
Library. Score.
LudwigMasters
Publications #36-A494401.
Published by
LudwigMasters
Publications
(AP.36-A494401).
ISBN
9798892700726. UPC:
659359764028.
English.
Premiering
on May 22, 1813, at the
Teatro San Benedetto in
Venice, L'italiana in
Algeri (The Italian Girl
in Algiers) by Gioachino
Rossini (1792-1868) was a
success, with subsequent
performances in Vicenza,
Milan, and Naples. It was
later performed at His
Majesty's Theatre in
London in 1819, and again
in New York in 1832.
Rossini's mixture of
opera seria and opera
buffa is notable —
L'italiana in Algeri
tells the tale of
Isabella, an Italian girl
who uses her wiles to
trick unwitting Mustafà,
the Bey of Algiers, into
freeing her and her
lover, Lindoro from his
palace. The opera itself
fell somewhat out of
favor in the 19th century
but has been revived
frequently since World
War II with many
successful productions.
The sorrowful cavatina
Cruda sorte! Amor
Tiranno! takes place in
Act I, and serves as the
introductory aria of
Isabella, who finds
herself shipwrecked in
Algiers. The aria is
preceded by the chorus
Quanto Roba!
Instrumentation: 2.2.2.2:
2.2.0.0: Str (4-4-3-3-3
in set): Solo Contralto:
Mixed Chorus.
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