Il Turco in Italia
08/14/10 1:00PM By Peter Fox Smith
Rossini's Il Turco in Italia had its world premiere on August 14, 1814.
Playlist
1:00pm
Die Meistersinger: Prelude (excerpt)
| Composer | Richard Wagner |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Chicago Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Fritz Reiner |
| CD/Album | Reiner Conducts Wagner |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA 4738 |
| Release Year | 1983 |
1:08pm
Il Turco in Italia: Act I
| Composer | Gioachino Rossini |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Orchestra e coro del Teatro alla Scala, Milano |
| Conductor | Riccardo Chailly |
| Soloists | Cecilia Bartoli, soprano ; Laura Polverelli, mezzo-soprano ; Ramón Vargas, tenor ; Roberto de Candia, baritone ; Michele Pertusi, bass-baritone ; Alessandro Corbelli, baritone |
| CD/Album | Rossini: Il Turco in Italia |
| Record co./Cat # | London 458924 |
| Release Year | 1998 |
2:33pm
Il Turco in Italia: Act II
| Composer | Gioachino Rossini |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Orchestra e coro del Teatro alla Scala, Milano |
| Conductor | Riccardo Chailly |
| Soloists | Cecilia Bartoli, soprano ; Laura Polverelli, mezzo-soprano ; Ramón Vargas, tenor ; Roberto de Candia, baritone ; Michele Pertusi, bass-baritone ; Alessandro Corbelli, baritone |
| CD/Album | Rossini: Il Turco in Italia |
| Record co./Cat # | London 458924 |
| Release Year | 1998 |
3:42pm
L'Italiana in Algeri (excerpts)
| Composer | Gioachino Rossini |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Vienna State Opera Chorus; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conductor | Claudio Abbado |
| Soloists | Patrizia Pace, soprano ; Agnes Baltsa, mezzo-soprano ; Frank Lopardo, tenor ; Ruggero Raimondi, bass ; Enzo Dara, bass ; Alessandro Corbelli, baritone |
| CD/Album | Gioacchino Rossini - L'Italiana in Algeri |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 427331 |
| Release Year | 1989 |
4:35pm
La Cenerentola (excerpts)
| Composer | Gioachino Rossini |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Orchestra e coro del Teatro Communale di Bologna |
| Conductor | Riccardo Chailly |
| Soloists | Cecilia Bartoli, soprano |
| CD/Album | Rossini - La Cenerentola |
| Record co./Cat # | London 436902 |
| Release Year | 1993 |
4:51pm
I vespri siciliani: "Merce, dilitte amiche"
| Composer | Giuseppe Verdi |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas |
| Conductor | Alonda de la Parra |
| Soloists | Jennifer Lynn Waters, soprano |
| Record co./Cat # | Private recording |
| Release Year | 2009 |
4:56pm
Die Meistersinger: Prelude (excerpt)
| Composer | Richard Wagner |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Chicago Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Fritz Reiner |
| CD/Album | Reiner Conducts Wagner |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA 4738 |
| Release Year | 1983 |