Details

Rossini's 1814 comic opera reversed the idea of The Italian in Algiers. Prosdocimo believes that adding a Turkish element into his new comedy would be advantageous and decides to engineer a complicated intrigue between Fiorilla, her worried husband Geroinio and the Turk Selim. Prosdocimo, a toiling poet, finds his muse in the flirtatious Fiorilla and her husband, Geronio. When a dashing Turkish stranger arrives, a comedy of unrequted love and confused identity ensues. Rossini's deliciously layered plot sees games go wrong and lessons learned. New production supported by Peter Borender.

Cast/Performers

Judith Howarth (Fiorilla), Jeremy White (Selim), Donald Maxwell (Geronio), Thomas Allen (Prosdocimo), Toby Spence (Narciso), Nerys Jones (Zaida), Ryland Davies (Albazar)

Creatives/Company

Music: Rossini
Lyrics: Felice Romani (after Caterino Mazzola's Il Turco in Italia)
Company: English National Opera
Director: David Fielding
Conductor: David Parry (to Nov 1)
Design: Stefanos Lazaridis
Costume: Nicky Gillibrand
Lighting: Paul Pyant
Translation: Kit Hesketh-Harvey