Fact file
| Year of birth | 1792 |
| Year of death | 1868 |
| Nationality | Italy |
| Period | Romantic |
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BudapestAria evening with Olga Peretyatko
Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti, Offenbach, Gounod, Glinka
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Michelangelo Mazza; Olga Peretyatko
RennesA L'Unisson
Alhay, Rossini, Bernstein
Orchestre Symphonique de Bretagne; Nader Abbassi; Chœur des Portes de Bretagne
LondonElizabeth INew production
Rossini: Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra
John Andrews; James Conway; English Touring Opera; Frankie Bradshaw; Mary Plazas; Luciano Botelho; John-Colyn Gyeantey
ParisJulie Fuchs – Orchestre national d'Île-de-France
Donizetti, Meyerbeer, Rossini
Orchestre national d'Île de France; Enrique Mazzola; Julie Fuchs
ManchesterThe Hallé - Opera Gala
Verdi, Puccini, Donizetti, Rossini
The Hallé; Gianluca Marcianò; Anna Patalong; Jung Soo Yun
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“Let them eat cake!” A revolutionary Barbiere at DNO
Lotte de Beer’s Il barbiere di Siviglia for Dutch National Opera seems a surprisingly traditional spectacle... although it does come with a twist.
Brownlee and Spyres: so much more than vocal jousting
Top tenors Lawrence Brownlee and Michael Spyres dared to duel at the Concertgebouw. Both emerged victorious, and not just because of the volley of sensational top notes.
A regal, integral version of Semiramide in Venice
La Fenice presents Rossini’s monumental farewell to Italy and to 18th-century tradition in Ligorio’s elegant new production with a superb cast.
Strongly cast Guillaume Tell hits its mark at Theater an der Wien
Osborn absolutely lives the part; he negotiated formidable heights, intricate passage work and the sheer volume of notes with style and clarity as well as colour and nuance.
“Once upon a time”: Rossini's Cinderella in Cardiff
Delights both sugary and strange in this revival of La Cenerentola by Welsh National Opera.
List of works
Arias from operaElisabetta, regina d'InghilterraErmioneFlute Quartet in D majorFountains of RomeGuillaume Tell (William Tell)Guillaume Tell (William Tell): OvertureIl barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville)Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville): Largo al FactotumIl turco in Italia (The Turk in Italy)Il viaggio a ReimsIl viaggio a Reims: overtureL'InvitoL'italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers)L'italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers): overtureLa Cenerentola (Cinderella)La gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie): OvertureLa scala di seta (The Silken Ladder)La scala di seta (The Silken Ladder): OvertureLes Soirées Musicales no 7: La Gita in GondolaLes soirées musicales: La danzaOtello: overturePetite Messe SolennellePines of RomeSemiramideSemiramide: overtureStabat MaterString Sonata no. 2 in A majorUne Larme, Thème and Variations
