by admin | Oct 23, 2023
Join me for a delectable exploration of Rossini’s winning musical style in this lecture which I have crafted in the manner of a gourmet recipe. (Rossini was a renowned gourmand and arguably loved eating great food as much as he loved music!) This production of... 
by admin | Oct 6, 2023
Love sharing the multifaceted world of opera with K-12 teachers and opera lovers! For this “Opera for Educators” seminar, I will be discussing Rossini’s perfect “recipe” for comic opera, the musical elements that made him the most popular... 
by Kristi | Oct 1, 2021
This Week’s Topic – How to Build an Opera: from Overture to Scene For this final session, we will look at the how Rossini and Wagner put their operas together—their distinct approaches to making Cenerentola and Tannhäuser musically coherent—from the... 
by Kristi | Oct 1, 2021
This Week’s Topic – Bel Canto “Dramedy”: Mixed Musical Styles in Cenerentola By the time he wrote Cenerentola, Rossini had already mastered a wildly successful comic style and had proven his skill at serious opera as well. For Cenerentola, Rossini mixed...