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From Priscilla to Pappataci: L’italiana in Algeri in drag at the Rossini Opera Festival

Giorgi Manoshvili (Mustafà) and Daniela Barcellona (Isabella)
© Rossini Opera Festival | Amati Bacciardi
L'italiana in Algeri
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Gurgen Baveyan (Haly) and chorus
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Daniela Barcellona, Giorgi Manoshvili, Misha Kiria (Taddeo) and Josh Lovell (Lindoro)
© Rossini Opera Festival | Amati Bacciardi
L'italiana in Algeri
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“Barcellona’s coloratura dazzled, her Rossinian style was effortless and flawless”
Reviewed at Teatro Rossini, Pesaro on 12 August 2025
Rossini, L'italiana in Algeri
Dmitry Korchak, Conductor
Rosetta Cucchi, Director
Tiziano Santi, Set Designer
Claudia Pernigotti, Costume Designer
Daniele Naldi, Lighting Designer
Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Coro del Teatro Ventidio Basso
Nicolás Boni, Video
Daniela Barcellona, Isabella
Josh Lovell, Lindoro
Giorgi Manoshvili, Mustafà
Misha Kiria, Taddeo
Vittoriana De Amicis, Elvira
Andrea Niño, Zulma
Gurgen Baveyan, Haly
Pasquale Veleno, Choirmaster / chorus director
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