While opera remains the most acquired of the classical music tastes, opera overtures are pretty easy to digest. Some opera overtures are known to many who don’t consider themselves to be classical ...

Trust me, you know the overture. If you’ve thrilled to thundering hooves, clouds of dust and the ringing “Hi-Yo, Silver!” of “The Lone Ranger,” watched Bugs Bunny’s “Overtures to Disaster” with Daffy ...

William Tell may not be Gioachino Rossini's most famous opera, but it does have at least two tunes that rank among the most familiar music ever composed. Plenty of operas can boast of a single melody ...

I've always had a soft spot for Gioacchino Rossini's overtures. Their slow introductions and sprightly melodies invariably lead to a big crescendo passage, in which Rossini repeats a motif several ...

Rossini's best overtures all on one disc! If you don't know these tunes by name, you'll know them from countless soundtracks and TV commercials, as they seem to capture the vivacity and colour of ...

Rossini’s Barber of Seville is a top ten opera in performances. Donors love it for its vocal gymnastics, memorable arias and sparkling melodies. Receptive newcomers like it because of its delightful ...

Rossini was famous for writing his operas at breakneck speed, and this one on the subject of Cinderella was no different. In order to meet the three-week deadline, he subcontracted the recitatives and ...

After an incredibly successful career composing operas, Giachomo Rossini retired suddenly and early. Instead of creating music, it seems he turned his imaginative forces to food, hosting dinner ...

Angelina, played by Corrie Stallings, dreams of escaping her life of drudgery in Syracuse Stage's opening production, "La Cenerentola," playing Oct. 28 at 8 p.m. and Oct. 30 at 2 p.m. at Crouse-Hinds ...