Gioachino Rossini - Il turco in Italia - “Non si da follia maggiore“ (Sumi Jo)

The character of Fiorilla, whose constantly changing affections form the center of the plot, was first essayed by Isabella Colbran whose presence must have led Rossini’s imagination to great heights, as the role is characterized superbly through constantly witty, sparkling music, starting with her first entrance (presented here) and right up to her moving lament in Act Two; she shines forth more strongly than any of Rossini’s other buffo characters, including Rosina, probably because Fiorilla is, in effect,