Italian composer Gioachino Antonio Rossini participated in what today would be considered an unorthodox business venture to support opera. Discover how contemporary ...

Rossini’s Barber of Seville is a top ten opera in performances. Donors love it for its vocal gymnastics, memorable arias and sparkling melodies. Receptive newcomers like it because of its delightful ...

Some authorities believe that Rossini always intended Guillaume Tell to be his final opera – that the attractions of early retirement at the age of 37 were too much to resist. Others maintain that it ...

The opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics was memorable, with Mariah Carey, Andrea Bocelli, and a host of world-class athletes taking center stage on Friday night. They weren’t the only ones to ...

Rossini’s “Petite Messe Solennelle” is a peculiar score, both as a 19th-century Mass and as a work of Rossini’s. One of Rossini’s few large works that was not written for the opera house, it has ...

To see more of Rossini’s talent, check out Opera Southwest’s production of “L’Italiana in Algeri” from 2011. The NewsHour wants to hear from artists who have found creative ways to turn their artistic ...