Washington National Opera's production of Gioacchino Rossini's "L'Italiana in Algeri," which opened Saturday night at the Kennedy Center, is a smashing success -- three hours of beautiful and ceaselessly inventive music, brilliantly cast and played, shot through with giddy joy. Anybody who wants to... -
'L'Italiana in Algeri': Tour De Force
Washington National Opera's production of Gioacchino Rossini's "L'Italiana in Algeri," which opened Saturday night at the Kennedy Center, is a smashing success -- three hours of beautiful and ceaselessly inventive music, brilliantly cast and played, shot through with giddy joy. Anybody who wants to...-
By Tim Page