Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868), the ridiculously successful composer who wrote 39 operas including of “The Barber of Seville,” retired after his final opera, “William Tell,” in 1829 — at the age of 37.

This beachfront festival, devoted to a beloved native son, may be the world’s most seductively charming annual opera event. By Larry Wolff PESARO, Italy — The collapse of Italy’s governmental ...

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Antonio Pappano conducts a stellar cast of singers in favourite arias duets and choruses from operas by Rossini Donizetti and Puccini along with the thrilling finale of Bizets Carmen Italian baritone ...

Emily Trigle as Tisbe, Alissa Goretsky as Clorinda and Isabel Leonard as Angelina/Cinderella in HGO's Cinderella. Credit: Photo by Lynn Lane In the world of opera (as in any art), each composer has a ...

Honks instead of applause: An open-air “Barber of Seville” brought the company back after 16 months. Philip Skinner as the hapless Dr. Bartolo in Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville,” San Francisco Opera ...

Join Sydney Philharmonia Choirs on a unique musical journey, in this exploration and celebration of Gioachino Rossini’s time in the City of Light. In this uplifting concert the Choirs pair two of the ...