Who says that Cinderella needs a pair of glass slippers? In 1817, when Gioachino Rossini penned an opera drawn from the fairy tale, the Italian composer did not include the heroine’s famous ...

Riffing on Rossini, Lyric Opera’s ‘Factotum’ started as a South Side Chicago comic opera. But its creators had bigger ideas.

The Michigan School of Music has one of the strongest vocal departments in the country. Consistently producing singers of the highest caliber, it is a valuable asset to the University community. This ...

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.

Lyric Opera of Chicago will present Rossini’s timeless romantic comedy Cinderella, transporting audiences to a world of enchantment from January 21 to February 10, 2024.

Opera Southwest will perform the composer's last comedy, 'Le comte Ory,' for three shows in February at the National Hispanic Cultural Center's Albuquerque Journal Theatre.

Pesaro’s Opera Festival Accelerated Rossini’s Renaissance This beachfront festival, devoted to a beloved native son, may be the world’s most seductively charming annual opera event.

The première of Rossini's opera took place on February 20, 1816 at the Teatro Argentina, Rome, with designs by Angelo Toselli.

Knoxville Opera’s 18th annual Rossini Festival International Street Fair is hitting the streets of Downtown Knoxville on Saturday, April 13.

Following updated safety protocols, Sarasota Opera welcomes full houses back to its downtown Sarasota theater for a rarely seen work by Rossini.