The Italian Girl in Algiers

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Oct. 26, 2012 - 7:30 p.m. | Oct. 28, 2012 -  2 p.m. | Nov. 3, 2012 - 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 7, 2012 - 7:30 p.m. | Nov. 9, 2012 - 7:30 p.m. | Nov. 11, 2012 - 2 p.m.

CAST AND CREATIVE TEAM

Isabella
Daniela Barcellona

Lindoro
Lawrence Brownlee

Mustafa
Patrick Carfizzi

Taddeo
Daniel Belcher

Conductor
Carlo Rizzi

Director
Joan Font

Set and Costume Designer
Joan Guillén

Houston Grand Opera Orchestra and Chorus

Gioachino Rossini's The Italian Girl in Algiers
Brown Theater | Sung in Italian with projected English translation.

The shipwreck was the easy part.

Searching for her fiance, Lindoro, Isabella is marooned near Algiers and captured. She quickly catches the eye of Mustafa, the local bey. Bored with his harem, he has determined to marry an Italian girl. His plans go hilariously awry as Isabella thwarts Mustafa's plan, finding (and freeing) Lindoro in the process. The stage is set for madcap comedy in this brilliant production from the team that gave us The Barber of Seville and Cinderella.

Daniella Barcellona Lawrence Brownlee Patrick Carfizzi Daniel Belcher

Photo credit: Javier del Real
A co-production with Teatro Real, Madrid; Maggio Musicale, Florence; and Opera National de Bordeaux.

Listen to an audio clip from The Italian Girl, courtesy of EMI Classics.