
When a wealthy Turkish aristocrat arrives in a humble Italian town, the married women roll their eyes in delight, their rival lovers lose out, and the husbands rage with jealousy. These may be silly clichés, but they are the subject of IL TURCO IN ITALIA and the composer plays with them – quite deliberately. He knows that he is putting archetypes of Italian comedy on stage with figures such as the exotic lady-killer Selim, the young woman Fiorilla, who is chained to the stove at home, but adventurous, and her husband Geronio, who is ridiculous because he is much too old – and relishes the ironic exaggeration. Franz Welser-Most conducts the Zurich Opera House Chorus and Orchestra in this performance of Rossini's opera buffa.
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When a wealthy Turkish aristocrat arrives in a humble Italian town, the married women roll their eyes in delight, their rival lovers lose out, and the husbands rage with jealousy. These may be silly clichés, but they are the subject of IL TURCO IN ITALIA and the composer plays...
Rossini: Il turco in Italia (Opernhaus Zurich) (2002) was directed by Thomas Grimm. The film is a Music production with a runtime of 2h 15m, rated 7.0/10.
Rossini: Il turco in Italia (Opernhaus Zurich) runs 2h 15m (135 minutes total). Audience rating: 7.0/10 from 1 votes. Genre: Music.
Rossini: Il turco in Italia (Opernhaus Zurich) is rated 7.0/10 by 1 viewers — well-rated and generally recommended. A good pick for Music fans.