L'italiana in Algeri
The cabaletta is often used to convey strong emotions: overwhelming happiness (Linda's famous cabaletta "O luce di quest'anima" from Donizetti's "Linda di Chamounix"), great sorrow (Lucia's "Spargi d'amaro pianto" from "Lucia di Lammermoor"), or timeless love (Lindoro's short cabaletta from Rossini's "L'italiana in Algeri"). Rossini wrote at least one or even more cabalettas for all major characters in his operas. For example, "L'italiana in Algeri" contains two cabalettas for Lindoro, three cabalettas for Isabella, one cabaletta for Mustafa, and one for Taddeo. If the final parts of the ensembles are included, the total is almost sixteen cabalettas.