New Opera Stories: Rossini's "The Italian Girl in Algiers"—This is not an "exotic romantic comedy," but a story of a woman with wisdom and confidence who carve…

A masterpiece comedy composed by Gioachino Rossini at the age of 21, which achieved great success. Adventure. Exotic lands.

New Opera Stories: Rossini's "The Touchstone" - This is not a "rich person's dating game"—it was a story about whether one can discern who loves them for themselve…

A breakthrough work that Gioachino Rossini released at the age of 21, which catapulted him to fame. Wealth. Love. Jealousy.
CNET

Gioachino Rossini’s birthday celebrated with Google doodle

It’s 29 February, the day that only happens every four years, and Google has decided to dedicate today’s doodle to the man behind such operas as The Barber of Seville. Gioachino Rossini would’ve been ...
The Irish Times

Michael Dervan on how opera composer Gioachino Rossini and Ireland are intertwined

The coastal Italian resort of Pesaro is one of those places with views of two seas. There’s the invitingly warm water of the Adriatic, which is separated from the land by a sea of beach umbrellas.
PBS

Gioachino Rossini’s Cinderella (La Cenerentola)

FSU Opera presents Gioachino Rossini’s telling of the classic Cinderella story. FSU Opera presents Gioachino Rossini’s telling of the classic Cinderella story. In Rossini’s version, the wicked ...
The Daily Telegraph

Rossini’s The Barber Of Seville to be sung in Yorkshire dialect for first time

The comic opera, considered one of the composer's greatest works, will have its premiere at the inaugural Bradford Opera Festival India covers the Royal Family, film, television and popular culture.
PBS

Musician as Entrepreneur: How About Rossini’s Gambling Casino?

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 ...