Rossini’s Barber of Seville is a top ten opera in performances. Donors love it for its vocal gymnastics, memorable arias and sparkling melodies. Receptive newcomers like it because of its delightful ...

“William Tell Overture” was penned by Gioachino Rossini, a 19th century Italian composer most known for his 39 operas, with “Overture” being his last before he went into semi-retirement. Born in ...

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868), the ridiculously successful composer who wrote 39 operas including of “The Barber of Seville,” retired after his final opera, “William Tell,” in 1829 — at the age of 37.

As I sat down to write about the delightful recent performance I heard of Rossini’s IL TURCO IN ITALIA at Madrid’s Teatro Real, with soprano Lisette Ororpesa in a charming new production by Laurence ...

Veteran director Chuck Hudson brings his background as a devoted student of legendary French mime artist Marcel Marceau to ...

As part of their ongoing series of operas in cinemas, Glyndebourne will be giving a number of matinee screenings of Rossini’s La Cenerentola on Monday 9th March 2009 at 2pm, in conjunction with Vue ...

Four members of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center play an early sonata by a composer who would later become famous for his operas — Gioacchino Rossini. As a 12-year-old, he wrote a number of ...