Fact file
| Year of birth | 1792 |
| Year of death | 1868 |
| Nationality | Italy |
| Period | Romantic |
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ViennaIl barbiere di Siviglia
Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville)
Jean-Christophe Spinosi; Günther Rennert; Vienna State Opera; Alfred Siercke; Margarita Gritskova; Jinxu Xiahou
BudapestTenor3
Rossini, Donizetti, Verdi, Puccini
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Andrij Jurkevics; René Barbera; Maxim Mironov; Fabio Sartori
BelfastBeethoven & Prokofiev’s Fourths
Rossini, Beethoven, Prokofiev
Ulster Orchestra; Andrew Litton; Steven Osborne
ViennaGuillaume TellNew production
Rossini: Guillaume Tell (William Tell)
Diego Matheuz; Torsten Fischer; Theater an der Wien; Herbert Schäfer; Vasilis Triantafilopoulos; Christoph Pohl; Anita Rosati
MurciaConcierto en Familia 1: Concierto para Clown y Orquesta
Mozart, Mendelssohn, Khachaturian, Rossini, Beethoven
Orquesta Sinfónica de la Región de Murcia; Virginia Martínez; Lolo Fernández
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Dark, passionate Dvořák 7 for Culture Night
Stutzmann and NSO deliver a compelling vision of Dvořák's Seventh while violinist Eberle and violist Grosz achieve a fine balance in Mozart's iconic Sinfonia Concertante.
La Cenerentola in Edinburgh: comic direction to savour
Herheim pulls us in unexpected directions, makes us laugh and makes us think as we enjoy fine Rossinian music and singing in Opéra de Lyon's production.
Pier Luigi Pizzi’s Barbiere triumphs in Pesaro
The Rossini Opera Festival stages a new production of the most famous of Rossini’s masterpieces to celebrate the composer in the 150th anniversary of his death.
Adina in Wonderland: Lisette Oropesa shines in Pesaro
The delightful farce in one act in a new, imaginative production inspired by Lewis Carroll.
Ricciardo e Zoraide: Orientalism at the Rossini Opera Festival
A stellar cast and a new, old-fashioned production bring back Ricciardo e Zoraide to Pesaro after 22 years.
List of works
Andante and Variations for clarinet and orchestraArias from operaAve MariaDuetto for cello and double bassErmioneFlute Quartet in D majorGuillame Tell: Hymeneé, ta journéeGuillaume Tell (William Tell)Guillaume Tell (William Tell): OvertureGuillaume Tell: Pas de sixI gondolieriIl Signor Bruschino: overtureIl Turco in Italia: OvertureIl barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville)Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville): Largo al FactotumIl barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville): OvertureIl barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville): The Art of SlanderIl barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville): Una voce poco faIl barbiere di Siviglia: Cessa di più resistereIl turco in Italia (The Turk in Italy)Il viaggio a ReimsIl viaggio a Reims: overtureL'italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers)L'italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers): overtureL'italiana in Algeri: Ho un gran pesoLa Cenerentola (Cinderella)La Cenerentola (Cinderella): overtureLa Cenerentola: Nacqui all'affanno... Non più mestaLa donna del lago (The Lady of the Lake)La donna del lago: O fiamma soaveLa gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie): OvertureLa scala di seta (The Silken Ladder)La scala di seta (The Silken Ladder): OvertureLe Comte OryLes Soirées musicales: La promessaLes soirées musicales: La danzaPetite Messe SolennellePrelude, Theme and VariationsPéchés de vieillessePéchés de vieillesse Vol I, no. 10: Anzoleta dopo la regataPéchés de vieillesse Vol I, no. 8: Anzoleta avanti la regataPéchés de vieillesse Vol I, no. 9: Anzoleta co passa la regataSemiramideSemiramide: Eccome alfine in BabiloniaSemiramide: In si barbara sciaguraSemiramide: overtureSonata no. 3 in F major, for wind quartetStabat MaterString Sonata No. 1 in G majorString Sonata no. 3 in C majorString Sonata no. 6 in D majorTancredi: Oh patria! dolce e ingrata patria!Tancredi: OvertureUne Larme, Thème and VariationsVariations for clarinet and small orchestra