Rossini and his School

Contents

• 1. Rossini and his school;
• 2. La Pietra del Paragone;
• 3. Italian opera until the time of Rossini;
• 4. Tancredi;
• 5. Operatic customs in Rossini's time;
• 6. Rossini at Naples;
• 7. Preparations for the Barber;
• 8. Il Barbiere;
• 9. Rossini and the comic in music;
• 10. From Otello to Semiramide;
• 11. Rossini on his travels;
• 12. Donizetti;
• 13. Verdi; List of Rossini's published works.