Fact file
| Year of birth | 1792 |
| Year of death | 1868 |
| Nationality | Italy |
| Period | Romantic |
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SingaporeSSO Subscription: Tales of Love
Rossini, Korngold, Tchaikovsky
Singapore Symphony Orchestra; Kees Bakels; Richard Lin
AmsterdamIl barbiere di SivigliaNew production
Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville)
Maurizio Benini; Lotte de Beer; Dutch National Opera; Julian Crouch; René Barbera; Nino Machaidze
TokyoSubscription Concert
Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle
Tokyo Geidai Philharmonia Orchestra; Ryuichiro Sonoda; Makoto Yoshizawa; Maria Asakura; Kouya Uenobou; Naoki Kawada
New York CityJuan Diego Flórez & Vincenzo Scalera
Mozart, Rossini, Puccini
Juan Diego Flórez; Vincenzo Scalera
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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 operaErmioneFlute Quartet in D majorGuillame Tell: Hymeneé, ta journéeGuillaume Tell (William Tell): OvertureGuillaume Tell: Pas de sixIl Signor Bruschino: 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'InvitoL'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 Regata VenezianaLa donna del lago (The Lady of the Lake)La donna del lago: O fiamma soaveLa donna del lago: Tanti affetti in tal momento!La gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie): OvertureLa scala di seta (The Silken Ladder)La scala di seta (The Silken Ladder): OvertureLe Comte OryLes Soirées Musicales no 7: La Gita in GondolaLes soirées musicales: La danzaPetite Messe SolennellePrelude, Theme and VariationsSemiramideSemiramide: 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 majorTancredi: Oh patria! dolce e ingrata patria!Tancredi: OvertureUne Larme, Thème and Variations