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.

Riccardo Muti has yet to lead the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in a concert performance of any Rossini opera. If he is thinking about doing so before he steps down at the end of the 2021-22 season, may ...

Tenor Andrew Morstein, baritone Sejin Park, soprano Laura Corina Sanders, baritone Andy Papas and mezzo-soprano Kelly Guerra Credit: Photo by Pin Lim When the opera’s overture is as zippy and bubbly ...

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 ...

Chicago Symphony Orchestra audiences are accustomed to Riccardo Muti’s signing off for the season on a grandly upbeat note, such as he did last year when he closed the subscription series with a ...

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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First night booing is a fast-growing problem at Covent Garden. It doesn't happen elsewhere, not even ENO; just at the Royal Opera, where it’s become standard practice for the director of practically ...