L'Italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers) is an operatic dramma giocoso in two acts by Gioachino Rossini to an Italian libretto by Angelo Anelli, based on his earlier text set by Luigi Mosca. It premiered at the Teatro San Benedetto in Venice on May 22, 1813. The music is characteristic of Rossini's style, remarkable for its fusion of sustained, manic energy with elegant, pristine melodies.

Cast:

Mustafa – Samuel Ramey

Elvira – Kathleen Battle

Isabella – Marilyn Horne

Lindoro – Ernesto Palacio

I Solisti Veneti – orchestra and chorus

Claudio Scimone – conductor

Erato - 1981