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The Italian Girl In Algiers

By George Walker

Published October 28, 2019 at 5:47 PM EDT

Deniz Uzun and Veronica Jensen share the role of Rossini's wily heroine Isabella. In our conversation Jensen comments on how a mezzo's roles playing boys can help in the adventurous part of Isabella and Uzun emphasizes the ease that she finds in singing the part.