Il turco in Italia [SEP] country of origin
Il turco in Italia
Il turco in Italia (The Turk in Italy) is an opera in two acts by Gioachino Rossini. The Italian-language libretto was written by Felice Romani. It was a re-working of a libretto by Caterino Mazzolà set as an opera (with the same title) by the German composer in 1788. 
An opera buffa, it was influenced by Mozart's "Così fan tutte", which was performed at the same theatre shortly before Rossini's work. The strangely harmonized overture,
Alessandra Marianelli
Alessandra Marianelli (born 1986) is an Italian soprano. She made her professional debut in 2002 as Barbarina in "Le nozze di Figaro" and went on to sing leading roles in the opera houses of her native country and internationally. Her recordings include Amour in "Orphée et Eurydice" for Decca Records and Fiorilla in "Il turco in Italia" for Naxos Records. She also appeared in Carlos Saura's 2009 film "Io, Don Giovanni".
Life and career.
Marianelli was born in