Gioachino Rossini

Rossini: La Cenerentola (Overture)

A Cinderella opera finished just before a midnight deadline

Rossini: Petite messe solennelle

Rossini's "sins of old age"

Composer of the Week - Rossini

Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Gioachino Rossini

Rossini: Semiramide (Overture)

Opening to an opera set in Babylon

Rossini: The Barber of Seville (Overture)

One of the greatest masterpieces of comedy within music

Tales from the Stave - Rossini's The Barber of Seville

The series celebrating music manuscripts focusses on Rossini's The Barber of Seville

Rossini: The Italian Girl in Algiers (Overture)

Light pizzicato and huge orchestral hits

Rossini: William Tell (Overture)

Diddle-um, diddle-um, diddle-um-tum-tum... you know this one

Record Review Podcast - Rossini's William Tell

Richard Osborne compares and recommends recordings of Rossini's final opera

The Listening Service - Rossini: Master Chef and Maestro

A celebration of 'Signor Crescendo' Gioachino Rossini, operatic genius and gourmand