| Rossini, Gioachino (1792-1868) | L'italiana in Algeri | Libretto by Angelo Anelli |
| Gran Teatre del Liceu | |||
| Riccardo Frizza | Conductor | ||
| Vittorio Borrelli | Director | ||
| Claudia Boasso | Set Designer | ||
| Santuzza Calì | Costume Designer | ||
| Orquesta Sinfónica del Gran Teatre del Liceu | |||
| Coro del Gran Teatre del Liceu | |||
| Varduhi Abrahamyan | Mezzo-soprano | Isabella | 2018 Dec 13, 15, 18, 21 |
| Maite Beaumont | Mezzo-soprano | Isabella | 2018 Dec 14, 17, 19, 22, 23 |
| Maxim Mironov | Tenor | Lindoro | 2018 Dec 13, 15, 18, 21 |
| Edgardo Rocha | Tenor | Lindoro | 2018 Dec 14, 17, 19, 22, 23 |
| Luca Pisaroni | Baritone | Mustafà | 2018 Dec 13, 15, 18, 21 |
| Simón Orfila | Bass | Mustafà | 2018 Dec 14, 17, 19, 22, 23 |
| Giorgio Caoduro | Baritone | Taddeo | 2018 Dec 13, 15, 18, 21 |
| Manel Esteve Madrid | Baritone | Taddeo | 2018 Dec 14, 17, 19, 22, 23 |
| Sara Blanch | Soprano | Elvira | |
| Lidia Vinyes Curtis | Mezzo-soprano | Zulma | |
| Toni Marsol | Baritone | Haly |
L’italiana in Algeri espouses the cause of women's rights through the resourceful way its protagonist, Isabella, deals with the coarse Mustafà.
Rossini was only 21 when he triumphed with this two-act farce, which consolidated his personal style and his status as the rightful heir of 18th-century opera buffa. Great arias and dazzling ensembles – like the one punctuated by onomatopoeia at the end of the first act – are just a few of the gourmet dishes on this hilarious Rossini menu.
It has been 36 years since L’italiana in Algeri was last seen at the Liceu. Riccardo Frizza will be back in the orchestra pit with an entire cast of specialists in this style of opera on the stage. The bright colours of director Vittorio Borrelli's mise-en-scène are very much in keeping with the imaginative spirit of Rossini's sparkling music.