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Turco in Italia Il Turco in Italia; The Turk in Italy
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Music
Gioachino Rossini (born Pesaro, 29 February 1792; died Paris, 13 November 1868)
Text
Felice Romani
Source
Libretto (1788) by Caterino Mazzolà set by Joseph Seydelman.
Premieres
First performance: Milan (Teatro alla Scala), 14 August 1814.
First UK performance: London (His Majesty’s Theatre), 19 May 1821.
First performance in Scotland: Edinburgh (Theatre Royal), 19 December 1827.
Scottish Opera première: N/A.
Background
Il Turco in Italia is nowadays becoming recognised as one of Rossini’s most brilliant and innovative comedies.
Il turco in italia synopsis
Its history has been rather confused. It was not a great success at its Milan premiere, but in subsequent years it continued to be widely performed in a variety of inauthentic texts. The plot has been likened almost to Pirandello due to the involvement of a poet who addresses the audience directly.
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