Gioacchino Antonio Rossini
Born: 29th February 1792, Pesaro
Died: 13th November 1868, Paris
Nationality: Italian
Gioachino Antonio Rossini was an Italian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. He gained fame for his 39 operas, although he also wrote many songs, some chamber music and piano pieces and some sacred music. He set new standards for both comic and serious opera before retiring from large-scale composition while still in his thirties, at the height of his popularity.
Born in Pesaro to parents who were both musicians (his father a trumpeter, his mother a singer), Rossini began to compose by the age of twelve and was educated at music school in Bologna. His first opera was performed in Venice in 1810 when he was 18 years old.
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Beethoven & the Italians from Enrico Onofri and the Münchener Kammerorchester
4th Sep 2026
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In The Shadows with Michael Spyres
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The American singer teams up with Les Talens Lyriques and Christophe Rousset to explore some of the operas which influenced Wagner - including works by Méhul, Beethoven, Meyerbeer and Spontini.
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- Andante con Variazioni (20)
- Bel raggio lusinghier (from Semiramide) (42)
- Cruda sorte! Amor tiranno! (from L'Italiana in Algeri) (19)
- Duetto buffo di due gatti (Comic Duet for Two Cats) (18)
- Ecco, ridente in cielo (from Il Barbiere di Siviglia) (19)
- Guillaume Tell Overture (201)
- Il barbiere di Siviglia (64)
- Il barbiere di Siviglia Overture (180)
- Il Signor Bruschino Overture (54)
- Il Turco in Italia (21)
- Il Turco in Italia Overture (20)
- Introduction, Theme and Variations (23)
- L'Italiana in Algeri (24)
- L'Italiana in Algeri Overture (83)
- La calunnia è un venticello (from Il barbiere di Siviglia) (31)
- La cambiale di matrimonio Overture (17)
- La Cenerentola (18)
- La Cenerentola Overture (55)
- La Cenerentola: Nacqui all'affanno (51)
- La gazza ladra Overture (112)
- La promessa (20)
- La regata veneziana (25)
- La scala di seta Overture (82)
- Largo al factotum (from Il barbiere di Siviglia) (86)
- Le Siège de Corinthe Overture (17)
- O salutaris hostia (18)
- Péchés de vieillesse, Vol. 1 'Album italiano' (18)
- Petite Messe solennelle (53)
- Semiramide Overture (95)
- Soirées Musicales (80)
- Soirées musicales: La Danza (69)
- Sonata a quattro No. 1 in G major (37)
- Sonata a quattro No. 2 in A Major (23)
- Sonata a quattro No. 3 in C major (35)
- Sonata a quattro No. 4 in B flat major (28)
- Sonata a quattro No. 5 in E flat major (24)
- Sonata a quattro No. 6 in D major 'La tempesta' (29)
- Stabat Mater (34)
- Tancredi Overture (33)
- Una voce poco fa (from Il barbiere di Siviglia) (127)
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