Le Siège De Corinthe Josi Steinfeld 27/08/2026 487 Rossini moved to Paris in 1824 as “Premier Compositeur du Roy,” a prestigious position demanding a spectacular French grand opera...
La Scala Di Seta (The Silken Ladder) Josi Steinfeld 23/08/2026 669Rossini was 20 when La scala di seta premiered in 1812 — a remarkable year in which he composed five...
L’Italiana in Algeri Rossini Opera Festival 2025 Josi Steinfeld 05/09/2025 3284There was already a buzz outside the Teatro Rossini before curtain-up. Fifteen minutes before the performance, an old smoking VW...
La Cambiale di Matrimonio and Soirées Musicales Rossini Opera Festival, Pesaro – 2025 Josi Steinfeld 01/09/2025 3332Rossini was just 18 when Venice commissioned his first opera, the one-act comedy La Cambiale di Matrimonio (“The Marriage Contract”)....
Zelmira Rossini Opera Festival 2025 Josi Steinfeld 31/08/2025 3106Rossini’s Zelmira, last composed for Naples in 1822, was once a staple at one of Europe’s great operatic centres, before...
Ermione Josi Steinfeld 30/08/2024 2392Ermione is the sixth of nine operas Rossini composed for the San Carlo in Naples and one of the biggest...
Bianca e Falliero (Bianca and Falliero) Josi Steinfeld 23/08/2024 3683Bianca and Falliero, Rossini’s 30th opera and the fourth composed in 1819, had an impressive initial run of 39 performances—the...
The Barber of Seville Josi Steinfeld 22/08/2024 3394Pesaro is the Italian Capital of Culture 2024, and to mark the occasion, the city is presenting four operas instead...
The Bizarre Misunderstanding (L’equivoco Stravagante) Josi Steinfeld 21/08/2024 3513It’s wonderful to be back at the stunning Teatro Rossini, which was closed for repairs after earthquake damage last year....
Cristian Della Chiara in conversation with Josi Steinfeld Josi Steinfeld 02/09/2023 2086He is Rossini Opera Festival‘s esteemed General Director, who has recently assumed a significant role as a member of the...
