A writer is in search of suitable material for a new comedy. After dismissing most topics as too sentimental or boring, he stumbles onto the perfect plot. Another gem from the master of comic opera!

Approximate running time 3 hours
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Escape into Laughter!

A writer is in search of suitable material for a new comedy. After dismissing most topics as too sentimental or boring, he stumbles into the perfect plot…

“A stupid husband and a flirtatious wife…
No, there’s nothing better than this!
Act One:  A husband with his lover.
Scene One:  His wife and a Turk… shouting, intrigue…
Nothing can beat this!”

Prosdocimo, The Turk in Italy

The master of comic opera had just written his famous Italian Girl in Algiers and was about to pen the ever-popular Barber of Seville. The music is vintage Rossini, full of vocal pyrotechnics and irrepressible ensembles. And just when you think it’s all fun and games, flirtation changes info affection, and the stakes are raised!

The Turk in Italy
Music by Gioacchino Rossini
Libretto by Felice Romani
First performed at the Teatro alla Scala, Milano, on August 14, 1814

Cast

Selim, the Turk - Michael Sumuel
Fiorilla, a capricious woman - Angela Mannino
Don Geronio, Fiorilla’s husband - Michael Anthony McGee
Narciso, Fiorilla’s admirer – David Portillo
Prosdocimo, a poet - Chad Sloan
Zaida, a gypsy - Catherine Martin
Albazar, a gypsy - Nathaniel Peake

Production

Conductor - Eric Melear
Director - Gregory Keller
Scenic Design - Erhard Rom
Costume Design - Alejo Vietti
Lighting Design - Robert H. Grimes
Wigs & Makeup - Elsen Associates