Il turco in Italia 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, though infrequently recorded, is one of the best examples of Rossini's characteristic style. An unusually long introduction displays an extended, melancholy
Morris Robinson "The Magic Flute", "Nabucco", "Les Troyens" and "Tannhäuser". Numerous appearances with the Los Angeles Opera have included roles in "Don Carlo", "Rigoletto" and "Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction From the Seraglio)". He has also performed with opera companies in St. Louis, Philadelphia, Seattle, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Dallas and Sydney, Australia. Recently Robinson has broadened his career by performing in musicals. In 2012 he won the role of Joe in "Show Boat" with the San Francisco Opera. He reprised the role with the Houston Grand Opera, Chicago Lyric Opera, Dallas Opera and the Washington National Opera at the John F.