L'Italiana in Algeri: Rossini's quest for Italy
b"L'Italiana in Algeri\\xa0may seem like a\\xa0classic battle of the sexes story set in North Africa, but it's really all about Italy. At least that's one way to look at it. On this episode of He Sang/She Sang, author Fred Plotkin, soprano Ying Fang and mezzo-soprano Rihab Chaieb discuss the politics, patriotism and musical brilliance of Rossini's escape-story masterpiece."