The Life of Rossini

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Author

Edwards, H. Sutherland (Henry Sutherland), 1828-1906

Credits

Produced by Charlene Taylor, Bryan Ness, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Language

English

LoC Class

ML: Music: Literature of music

Subject

Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868

Category

Text

eBook-No.

45705

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45705

Release Date

May 20, 2014

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE LIFE OF ROSSINI. — CONTENTS. — LIFE OF ROSSINI.
2. 2.INTRODUCTION.
3. 3.PART I. ROSSINI AND HIS EARLY WORKS. — CHAPTER I. ROSSINI’S YOUTH. — CHAPTER II. ITALIAN OPERA UNTIL “TANCREDI.” — CHAPTER III. FOUR HISTORICAL OPERAS. — CHAPTER IV. MOZART AND ROSSINI. — CHAPTER V. ROSSINI’S REFORMS IN SERIOUS OPERA. — CHAPTER VI. ROSSINI’S REFORMS IN COMIC OPERA. — CHAPTER VII. ROSSINI’S REFORMS IN WRITING FOR THE VOICE. — CHAPTER VIII. FROM MILAN TO NAPLES.
4. 4.PART II. ROSSINI AT NAPLES. — CHAPTER I. ROSSINI, BARBAJA, AND MDLLE. COLBRAN. — CHAPTER II. ELISABETTA—ROSSINI’S DÉBUT AT NAPLES. — CHAPTER III. ROSSINI VISITS ROME—TORVALDO E DORLISKA. — CHAPTER IV. BEAUMARCHAIS, PAISIELLO, AND ROSSINI. — CHAPTER V. “THE BARBER OF SEVILLE.” — CHAPTER VI. “THE BARBER OF SEVILLE.”—FIRST REPRESENTATION. — CHAPTER VII. OTELLO: FURTHER REFORMS IN OPERA SERIA. — CHAPTER VIII. ROSSINI’S REPRODUCTIONS FROM HIMSELF. — CHAPTER IX. “LA GAZZA LADRA”: THE CONTRALTO VOICE. — CHAPTER X. ARMIDA, ADELAIDA, AND ADINA. — CHAPTER XI. “MOSÈ IN EGITTO:” REFORMS IN OPERA SERIA. — CHAPTER XII. THREE UNFAMILIAR WORKS. — CHAPTER XIII. SACRED AND SECULAR SUBJECTS. — CHAPTER XIV. “LA DONNA DEL LAGO.” — CHAPTER XV. END OF ROSSINI’S ITALIAN CAREER.
5. 5.PART III. ROSSINI’S FRENCH CAREER. — CHAPTER I. A VISIT TO LONDON—ROSSINI AND GEORGE IV. — CHAPTER II. ROSSINI’S OPERA FOR THE KING’S THEATRE. — CHAPTER III. ROSSINI IN PARIS. — CHAPTER IV. ROSSINI AND HIS CRITICS. — CHAPTER V. ROSSINI AT THE ITALIAN OPERA OF PARIS. — CHAPTER VI. ROSSINI AT THE ACADÉMIE. — CHAPTER VII. “GUILLAUME TELL.” — CHAPTER VIII. ROSSINI AFTER “WILLIAM TELL.” — CHAPTER IX. THE “STABAT MATER.” — LIST OF ROSSINI’S WORKS, WITH THE DATE OF THEIR PRODUCTION IN PUBLIC.
6. 6.FOOTNOTES:

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