Thanks to the collaboration with Felice Romani the opera features a highlyrefined comic vein which allows a detailed study of the psychological side ofthe characters as well as a painstaking care of the musical writing. Following the example of his beloved Mozart, Rossini is looking for aconnectin point between comic and serious genre. It can be considered as a first musical comedy with bourgeoisbackgroundthat recalls the works of Hoffmann and Feydeau. - From Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro we feature a high definition live recording . - ROF is the most important opera Festival dedicated to Rossini’s works. - The cast is entirely composed of italian singers which grant a full understanding of the many shadings of the libretto as well as the director’s requirements. - Antonello Allemandi is considered one of today’s major conductors of 19th- century Italian opera. - Composed in 1814, the drama Il Turco in Italia is one of Rossini’s most popular operas. - Une jeune soprano...pleine de promesses: Alessandra Marianelli, une Fiorilla belle et capricieuse ... dotée d’une voix limpide et d’une belle musicalité. Marco Vinco faisait un Selim pleine d’assurance. ¯ - Crescendo 89 - 2007 - ”Comicità irresistibile e moderna ... messinscena di Guido De Monticelli perfetta nei ritmi, nelle soluzioni sceniche, nella leggerezza elegantedeltocco” Inscena N12-2007 Cast Selim Marco Vinco Fiorilla Alessandra Marianelli Geronio Andrea Concetti Narciso Filippo Adami Prosdocimo Bruno Taddia Zaida Elena Belfiore Albazar Daniele Zanfardino Conductor Antonello Allemandi Orchestra Haydn Orchestra of Bolzano & Trento Chorus Prague Chamber Choir Chorus master Pavel Vanek