Action, adventure, and romance aboard The Jewel of Algiers, a luxury cruise ship! Mustafà, the Bey of Algiers, has grown tired of his wife and wants to marry her off to Lindoro, an Italian under his employ. But Lindoro has only one thing on his mind: escaping the Bey and returning to Italy to be with his fiancée, Isabella. Unbeknownst to Lindoro, Isabella is already en route to rescue him. Mustafà becomes enchanted by the Italian beauty, but Isabella is not like any other woman the Bey has encountered. Can Isabella use her wits to free her fiancé and get back to Italy?
Sung in Italian with English translations above the stage.
Our theme for Season 17 is a timely one as the great powers struggle on the world stage.
Our three mainstage operas feature the struggles of three very different women. What price will they pay for the freedom of their loved ones as they scheme, deceive, and kill to achieve it?
In Tosca, politics and intrigue swirl around a famous diva as she tries to free her lover from a tyrannical police chief. A wife disguises herself as a man to liberate her husband from prison in Fidelio. The heroine of L’Italiana in Algeri is a clever enchantress who must trick her way to free herself, her fiancé, and her people.
What would you sacrifice?
Ticket sales and exchanges for Fidelio will not be available until NOON today, Thursday, March 24.
At noon, all phone sales and exchanges will be available through the Palladium box office at 727-822-3590.
Online sales will be available at NOON on our website. For all other inquiries, contact the St. Pete Opera box office at 727-823-2040, ext. 1.
