Il turco in Italia
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Il turco in Italia is a comic opera by Gioachino Rossini that playfully explores romantic entanglements and cultural misunderstandings in 18th-century Naples.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | opera ⓘ |
| basedOn | libretto by Caterino Mazzolà for Franz Seydelmann ⓘ |
| catalogCode | Rossini opera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterType |
Neapolitan wife
ⓘ
Turkish nobleman ⓘ jealous husband ⓘ |
| composer | Gioachino Rossini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | ensemble-driven comedy ⓘ |
| era | Italian bel canto era ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceTheatre | La Scala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | opera buffa ⓘ |
| hasMetaTheatricalCharacter | Prosdocimo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| librettist | Felice Romani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Fiorilla
NERFINISHED
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Geronio NERFINISHED ⓘ Narciso NERFINISHED ⓘ Prosdocimo NERFINISHED ⓘ Selim NERFINISHED ⓘ Zaida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAria |
"Non si dà follia maggiore"
ⓘ
"Un vago sembiante" ⓘ |
| notableEnsemble | Act 1 finale ensemble ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
comic treatment of cross-cultural encounters
ⓘ
complex ensembles and finales ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | two ⓘ |
| orchestration | classical orchestra ⓘ |
| originalAudience | Milanese opera-goers of early 19th century ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Il turco in Italia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | early 19th century ⓘ |
| premiereCity | Milan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1814-08-14 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Teatro alla Scala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ProsdocimoRole | poet observing and shaping the plot ⓘ |
| settingPlace | Naples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | 18th century ⓘ |
| sharesStyleWith | L'italiana in Algeri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | two acts ⓘ |
| style | bel canto ⓘ |
| subject |
cultural misunderstandings
ⓘ
romantic entanglements ⓘ |
| theme |
identity and disguise
ⓘ
marital infidelity ⓘ meta-theatricality ⓘ |
| titleInEnglish | The Turk in Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceDuration | about 2 hours 30 minutes ⓘ |
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