— The bringing out of Verdi’s Othello at the Paris Opéra, and the final closing up of the restaurant Magny, — both important events of the late autumn of 1894, — have stranded safely from the ebb tide ...

Donald Macleod looks at the winning formula of Rossini's early operas, presenting five takes on his life and music. Rossini had the good fortune to learn his craft not from a course of dry academic ...

Donald Macleod presents five takes on the life and music of Gioachino Rossini. Donald starts by unpacking the winning formula Rossini hit on right at the start of his operatic career. Aged 18, Rossini ...

In Hollywood, it's common for studios to exploit old hits by remaking them with new directors and new stars. Something similar has gone on in the world's opera houses for centuries, with composers ...

On 13 November 1868, Gioacchino Rossini, who had successfully revolutionised the techniques of opera composition in the early years of the 19th century, died – universally honoured – in his country ...

Although the composer lived for almost another 40 years, William Tell was to be his final opera, and many suggest his finest. For his 39th opera, Rossini turned to the legend of William Tell with a ...

Today, The Barber of Seville is so well loved that the comedian Robin Williams performed its most famous aria in the guise of a cartoon bird in Mrs Doubtfire. But when it premiered in 1816, Rossini's ...

And one of the lovely things of this story is when Rossini was famous enough to get invited to Naples, where all this happened, to write operas and have them produced, Rossini demanded a cut of the ...

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 ...

This week, Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Gioachino Rossini, 150 years after his death. Monday - The Rossini Code Rossini had the good fortune to learn his craft not from a course of ...