Gioacchino Rossini: Italian Girl (Chandos Oie Audio CD)

The Italian Girl in Algiers (Highlights)

Jennifer Larmore (mezzo-soprano) / Barry Banks (tenor) / Alan Opie (baritone) / Alastair Miles (bass) / Sarah Tynan (soprano) / Anne Marie Gibbons (mezzo-soprano) / David Soar (bass) / Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
Philharmonia Orchestra, Brad Cohen

The latest instalment in the lauded Chandos Opera in English label is Rossini’s The Italian Girl of Algiers. One of Rossini’s most wonderful comic operas, it has a plot full of wit, warmth and endearing craziness and music bubbling with fun and laughter.
Jennifer Larmore, who last appeared on Chandos Opera in English, in the Grammy-Award winning, Hansel and Gretel, is renowned for her performances of Isabella. She here performs the role in the premiere recording of the work in English language. Jennifer is superbly supported by Barry Banks, Alastair Miles and Alan Opie, under the lively baton of Brad Cohen conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra. Brad recently conducted Bizet’s The Pearl Fishers for Chandos OIE which elicited excellent reviews.
Issued as a ‘highlights’ disc, this is the perfect way to familiarise yourself with the opera.