Episode 226: 18226 Rossini - The Italian Girl in Algiers

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Mar 13, 2022155:57Music

Rossini wrote L'italiana in Algeri when he was 21. Rossini stated that he composed the opera in 18 days, though other sources claim that it took him 27 days. Rossini entrusted the composition of the recitatives as well a...

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