Gioachino Rossini was an operatic genius, a master of the patter-song, and a provider of operatic joy for generations of audiences. Gioachino Rossini was born into a family of musicians in Pesaro, a ...

Operagoers were intoxicated by his frothy comic masterpieces – but at the moment of Rossini's greatest success, the Italian composer stopped writing them. Rossini was one of classical music’s great ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Gioachino Rossini, honoree -- along with leap year -- of a Google Doodle ...

FSU Opera presents Gioachino Rossini’s telling of the classic Cinderella story. FSU Opera presents Gioachino Rossini’s telling of the classic Cinderella story. In Rossini’s version, the wicked ...

Gioachino Rossini was born in Pesaro, a pleasant, small town on Italy’s Adriatic coast, in 1792. His father was a horn player and his mother a singer, and he was inducted into the family band, aged ...

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Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Although the composer lived for almost another 40 years, William Tell was to be his final opera, and many suggest his finest. For his 39th opera, Rossini turned to the legend of William Tell with a ...

Gioachino Rossini — the famed Italian composer behind The Barber of Seville — turns 220 today. Sort of. Depending how you're counting, he might be a comparably sprightly 53 You can save this article ...

Cellist Jan Vogler is German, lives in America, and is married to a Chinese woman. “My life is enriched by the inspiration I draw from these wholly different continents, and I want to turn that into ...

Donald Macleod presents five takes on the life and music of Gioachino Rossini. Donald starts by unpacking the winning formula Rossini hit on right at the start of his operatic career. Aged 18, Rossini ...