Il Turco in Italia 22 years old

Zurich Opera House

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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Il Turco in Italia Cast

Name	Character
Ruggero Raimondi He was 60, now 82 years old	as Selim

Il Turco in Italia Crew

Name	Department
Gioachino Rossini as Original Music Composer. He was 210 (76) years old when He died	Sound
Bernhard Fleischer as Producer. He was 51 (now 73) years old	Production
Thomas Grimm as Director. He was 48 (now 70) years old	Directing