Category: Gioachino Rossini

‘La Cenerentola’: A Witty Retelling of Cinderella

Once upon a time lived a girl called Angelina. Her wicked stepfather and stepsisters treated her as a servant and called her “Cenerentola”—”Cinderella.” One day, she met a prince. He loved her and she loved him. They married and lived happily ever after. This is the story of Cinderella, or, rather, a witty retelling of…


Opera Review: ‘Le Comte Ory’: Rossini’s Laugh-Out-Loud Entertainment

CHICAGO—The majority of grand operas are tragedies with many of their main characters ending up dead at curtain’s close.  So, when an opera makes one laugh and all of the characters are still alive as the finale arrives, it leaves one with a welcoming feel-good sensation. Such is the entertaining case with “Le Comte Ory,”…


Gioachino Rossini: ‘The Barber of Seville’ Overture | Duo Divites

Duo Divites: Gioachino Rossini “The Barber of Seville” Overture Marta Danilkovich Vladimir Bodunov www.duodivites.com Sound – Natalia Ervits Video – Stefan Schnelle Thomas Sarassis Violins – Peter Körner Violin Maker Arrangement – Vladimir Bodunov Sheetmusic available at Bärenreiter: Advanced Violin Duos BA 10903 www.baerenreiter.com/shop/produkt/details/BA10903/ Special Thanks: Frank Bettinger Simone Eck Rene Plantade Gisela Pohl ………………………………………………………………………………………….