A series of onstage mishaps, boos from the audience, and even a black cat crossing the stage forced Gioachino Rossini to flee the theater to avoid, in his own words, “being killed by the audience for ...

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HGO’s production of Rossini opera La Cenerentola at the Jacksons Lane Centre is the story of Cinderella but not quite as we know it. There are no glass slippers or supernatural elements ...

Ciro A. Rossini, born on March 5, 1934, in Chicago, Illinois, passed away on March 31, 2025, in Glenview, Illinois. Ciro was deeply devoted to family. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife ...

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The programme opens with the sparkling overture to Rossini's opera 'The Thieving Magpie' and the luxurious silken warmth of Mascagni's Intermezzo from 'Cavalleria rusticana' follows. Shakespeare ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE)—The Rossini Festival is returning to Knoxville for its 22nd year on Saturday, April 12, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday, April 13, from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. Each year ...

The first production on the schedule is "Il viaggio a Reims," an Italian opera by classic composer Gioachino Rossini. He set the show during the 1825 coronation of French King Charles X ...

We are proud to present it with sets, costumes, and the full Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra bringing Rossini’s score to life in the splendor of Bass Performance Hall.” Composed by Gioachino Rossini ...

attributed rightly or wrongly to Gioachino Rossini – in the sense that it was sublime and hilarious to some, puerile and a waste of time to others. As it was my first time hearing and seeing it ...