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Gioachino Antonio Rossini (Italian: [dʒoaˈkiːno anˈtɔːnjo rosˈsiːni]; 29 February 1792 – 13 November 1868) was an Italian composer who wrote 39 operas as well as sacred music, chamber music, songs, and some instrumental and piano pieces.
His best-known operas include the Italian comedies Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville) and La Cenerentola (Cinderella), and the French-language epics Moïse et Pharaon and Guillaume Tell (William Tell). A tendency for inspired, song-like melodies is evident throughout his scores, which led to the nickname "The Italian Mozart".
Until his retirement in 1829, Rossini had been the most popular opera composer in history. He is quoted as joking, "Give me the laundress' bill and I will even set that to music."
Gioachino Antonio Rossini was born into a family of musicians in Pesaro, a town on the Adriatic coast of Italy which was then part of the Papal States. His father, Giuseppe, was a horn player and inspector of slaughterhouses. His mother, Anna, was a singer and a baker's daughter. Rossini's parents began his musical training early, and by the age of six he was playing the triangle in his father's musical group.
La Cenerentola, ossia La bontà in trionfo (Cinderella, or Goodness Triumphant) is an operatic dramma giocoso in two acts by Gioachino Rossini. The libretto was written by Jacopo Ferretti, based on the fairy tale Cendrillon by Charles Perrault. The opera was first performed in Rome's Teatro Valle on 25 January 1817.
Rossini composed La Cenerentola when he was 25 years old, following the success of The Barber of Seville the year before. La Cenerentola, which he completed in a period of three weeks, is considered to have some of his finest writing for solo voice and ensembles. Rossini saved some time by reusing an overture from La gazzetta and part of an aria from The Barber of Seville and by enlisting a collaborator, Luca Agolini, who wrote the secco recitatives and three numbers (Alidoro's "Vasto teatro è il mondo", Clorinda's "Sventurata!" and the chorus "Ah, della bella incognita"). The facsimile edition of the autograph has a different aria for Alidoro, "Fa' silenzio, odo un rumore"; this seems to have been added by an anonymous hand for an 1818 production. For an 1820 revival in Rome, Rossini wrote a bravura replacement, "La, del ciel nell'arcano profondo". The light, energetic overture has been in the standard repertoire since its premiere as La Cenerentola.
The Barber is a 2001 film that examines the interaction between the mind of a psychopath and the minds of ordinary people who are fascinated by them. It tells the story of local barber (and serial killer) Dexter Miles (Malcolm McDowell) in a town in Alaska. The geographic location features 24-hour darkness, which serves as a metaphor for psychological darkness that drives Miles to go on a murderous rampage.
The movie blends the genres of horror, thriller, psychological study, and occasional black comedy.
The Barber was nominated for nine awards from the Directors Guild of Canada and the Leo Awards:
This movie was filmed largely in the small town of Revelstoke, British Columbia in Canada.
William Tell (in the four languages of Switzerland: German: Wilhelm Tell; French: Guillaume Tell; Italian: Guglielmo Tell; Romansh: Guglielm Tell) is a folk hero of Switzerland. His legend is recorded in a late 15th-century Swiss illustrated chronicle. It is set in the time of the original foundation of the Old Swiss Confederacy in the early 14th century. According to the legend, Tell—an expert marksman with the crossbow—assassinated Gessler, a tyrannical reeve of Habsburg Austria positioned in Altdorf, Uri.
Along with Arnold von Winkelried, Tell is a central figure in Swiss patriotism as it was constructed during the Restoration of the Confederacy after the Napoleonic era.
Several accounts of the Tell legend exist. The earliest sources give an account of the apple shot, Tell's escape, and the ensuing rebellion. The assassination of Gessler is not mentioned in the Tellenlied but is already present in the White Book of Sarnen account.
The legend as told by Tschudi (ca. 1570) essentially follows the account in the White Book, but adds further detail, such as Tell's given name Wilhelm, his being from Bürglen, and the precise date of the apple-shot of 18 November 1307.
Actors: Ryan Rapsys (composer), Paul Cram (actor), Tony D. Czech (actor), Tony Papenfuss (actor), Kareem Wazwaz (actor), Masha Petrenko (actress), Steve Erik Larson (director), Daniel Jay Salmen (actor), Steve Erik Larson (writer), Brent Doyle (actor), Michael Tezla (actor), Daniel J. Geiger (editor), Nathan Christopher (actor), Julie Kaupa (producer), Dan Hopman (actor),
Plot: Drama based upon events that took place on a desolate Navy radio base on Kodiak Island, Alaska in 1962. It recounts the terror faced by young sailors at the hand of a fellow sailor and psychopath - framed against a backdrop of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Keywords: bare-chested-male, cuban-missile-crisis, man-wearing-towel, year-1962Actors: Paul Cram (actor), Tony D. Czech (actor), Paul Hartwig (composer), Tony Papenfuss (actor), Kareem Wazwaz (actor), Molly Worre (miscellaneous crew), Daniel Jay Salmen (actor), Steve Erik Larson (writer), Steve Erik Larson (director), Brent Doyle (actor), Nick Lauren (actor), Michael Tezla (actor), Nathan Christopher (actor), Julie Kaupa (producer), Ted Hall (actor),
Plot: "Holiday Beach" is a feature film inspired by true events that took place on a desolate Navy radio base on Kodiak Island, Alaska in 1962. It recounts the terror faced by young sailors at the hand of a fellow sailor and psychopath - framed against a backdrop of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Genres: History,Actors: Antonio Abujamra (actor), Kika Lopes (costume designer), Leonardo Vieira (actor), Araci Esteves (actress), Roberto Birindelli (actor), Sirmar Antunes (actor), Miguel Ramos (actor), Samara Felippo (actress), Alexandre Paternost (actor), Henrique de Freitas Lima (director), Mariangela Grando (producer), Luiz Antônio de Assis Brasil (writer), Naiara Harri (actress), Fernando Mattos (composer),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Nicola Piovani (composer), François Cluzet (actor), Pierfrancesco Favino (actor), Giancarlo Giannini (actor), Margherita Buy (actress), Christian Gasc (costume designer), Isabella Ferrari (actress), Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre (producer), Teresa Saponangelo (actress), Maryline Monthieux (editor), Juliette Caron (miscellaneous crew), Nae Caranfil (writer), Nae Caranfil (director), Rosanna Seregni (producer), Gianni Fantoni (actor),
Plot: This movie depicts the two years that young Stendhal spent in Italy. Stendhal, that time still known simply as Henri Beyle, is living the life of a wanderer, looking for a direction in his life, meeting famous Rossini and falling in love with young widow Giuseppina. A story of love, betrayal and an analysis of women and men's minds and souls.
Keywords: based-on-bookActors: Kenneth Colley (actor), Harry Fielder (actor), Ken Russell (writer), Ken Russell (director), Ringo Starr (actor), Ann Skinner (miscellaneous crew), David Puttnam (producer), Murray Melvin (actor), Rick Wakeman (actor), Rick Wakeman (composer), Roger Daltrey (actor), Oliver Reed (actor), Stuart Baird (editor), Andrew Faulds (actor), Paul Nicholas (actor),
Plot: A send-up of the bawdy life of Romantic composer/piano virtuoso Franz Liszt, with ubiquitous phallic imagery and a good portion of the film devoted to Liszt's "friendship" with fellow composer Richard Wagner. The film begins during the time when Franz would give piano performance to a crowd of shrieking teenage fans while maintaining affairs with his (multiple!) mistresses. He eventually seeks Princess Carolyne of St. Petersburg (at her invitation), elopes, and, after their marriage is forbidden by the Pope, he embraces the monastic life as an abbé.
Keywords: absurdism, anachronism, art-vs-politics, belch, blessing, bondage, candle, cape, castle, castrationActors: Ciro Berardi (actor), Mario Camerini (writer), Vittorio Nino Novarese (writer), Ivo Perilli (writer), Ivo Perilli (writer), Turi Vasile (writer), Alessandro Cicognini (composer), Mario Camerini (director), Andrea Checchi (actor), Vittorio Duse (actor), Enrico Luzi (actor), Carlo Ninchi (actor), Piero Pastore (actor), Otello Toso (actor), Clara Calamai (actress),
Genres: Drama, War,Actors: Marcel Lévesque (actor), Jean Cocteau (actor), Mona Goya (actress), Jacques Castelot (actor), Suzy Prim (actress), Sacha Guitry (writer), Jeanne Fusier-Gir (actress), André Carnège (actor), Jean Debucourt (actor), Robert Favart (actor), Jacques Varennes (actor), Sacha Guitry (actor), Henry Houry (actor), Sacha Guitry (director), Louis Beydts (composer),
Genres: Biography, Drama, Musical,Actors: Irving Asher (producer), Jack Lambert (actor), Brock Williams (writer), Amy Veness (actress), Gordon McLeod (actor), Bruce Lester (actor), J.O.C. Orton (writer), Athole Stewart (actor), Arthur B. Woods (director), Sharon Lynn (actress), Ian McLean (actor), Vera Bogetti (actress), John Meehan Jr. (writer), Kenneth Leslie-Smith (composer), Keith Falkner (actor),
Genres: Musical, Romance,Actors: Felix Aylmer (actor), Edmund Breon (actor), Donald Calthrop (actor), Edward Chapman (actor), Peter Gawthorne (actor), Phillips Holmes (actor), Arnold Pressburger (producer), Walter Reisch (writer), Emlyn Williams (writer), Gerdago (costume designer), Carmine Gallone (director), Fernando Tropea (editor), Benita Hume (actress), Mártha Eggerth (actress), Basil Gill (actor),
Genres: Musical,Actors: Frederic Zelnik (director), Lya Mara (actress), Dagny Servaes (actress), Fanny Carlsen (writer), Willy Schmidt-Gentner (composer), Alfred Abel (actor), Eugen Burg (actor), Wilhelm Diegelmann (actor), Karl Etlinger (actor), Rudolf Klein-Rogge (actor), Eugen Klöpfer (actor), Harry Liedtke (actor), Hermann Picha (actor), Karl Platen (actor), Ernö Verebes (actor),
Genres: ,Love classical music? Learn to play the best PIANO pieces the easiest way: http://tinyurl.com/classic-flowkey Gioachino Rossini Tracklist: Aberturas de Óperas Cômicas 1. Il Barbiere Di Siviglia 2. La Scalada Di Seta 3. L´Italiana In Algeri 4. Il Signor Bruschino 5. Il Turco In Italia 6. La Cenerentola 7. La Cambiale Di Matrimonio 8. La Pietra Del Paragone Royal Philharmonic Orchestra For more: http://www.melhoresmusicasclassicas.blogspot.com.br
Title : Gioachino Antonio Rossini , The Barber Of Seville (El Barbero de Sevilla ) - Overture You may heard this overture in bugs bunny Date : 1821
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Gioachino Rossini Six Sonatas, I Musici 1. String Sonata No. 1 in G 0:00 2. String Sonata No. 2 in A 13:22 3. String Sonata No. 3 in C 26:54 4. String Sonata No. 4 in B flat 38:04 5. String Sonata No. 5 in E flat 52:09 6. String Sonata No. 6 in D 1:07:23 Rec.: 1971
La gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie) is a melodramma or opera semiseria in two acts by Gioachino Rossini. The libretto was by Giovanni Gherardini after La pie voleuse by JMT Badouin d'Aubigny and Louis-Charles Caigniez. It was first performed on 31 May 1817 at La Scala, Milan.
Gioacchino Rossini: William Tell Overture (1829) London Philharmonic, Alfred Scholz
Rossini's opera is set in a medieval French court at a time when all the menfolk have gone off to join the crusades, leaving the women longing for them. In their absence, the licentious Comte Ory, his page and their followers dress up as nuns to get into the castle and raid both the women and the wine cellars. Rossini's witty comedy of lust and sexual disguise is also a hugely-crafted work, containing several masterly set pieces. This colourful production for Glyndebourne is directed by Jérôme Savary, the actor and comedian, and artistic director of Le Théâtre Nationale de Chaillot in Paris. Andrew Davis conducts his second Rossini opera at Glyndebourne, following the success of Ermione in 1995. Cast: Le Comte Ory - Marc Laho, Raimbaud - Ludivoc Tézier, Adèle - Annick Massis, Ragonde - J...
Rossini - La Cenerentola Angelina: Frederica Von Stade Don Ramiro: Francisco Araiza Don Magnífico: Paolo Montarsolo Dandini: Claudio Desderi Director: Claudio Abbado
Carlo Maria Giulini Philharmonia Orchestra 0:00 - La Scala di Seta 6:18 - Il Signor Bruschino 11:09 - Tancredi 17:38 - L'italiana in Algeri 25:43 - Il Barbiere di Siviglia 33:13 - La Cenerentola 41:48 - La Gazza Ladra 52:20 - Semiramide 1:05:12 - Guillaume Tell
The exciting ending to Rossini's fantastic overture to William Tell.
I got a girl she likes classical
She likes Beethoven and don't we all
I've tried to tell her to teach her
to turn her on to Rossini
With a bang and a boom
and catchy little tune by Rossini
We're music lovers well that's what they say
But we're different in many ways
Now there's Nigel, he likes classical
He plays the fiddle and don't we all
I've tried to tell him to teach him
to turn him on to Rossini