In the early 1800s, Rossini\'s Operas permeated Italy, from the opera house to myriad arrangements heard in public and private.
Emanuele Senici\'s new book provides a fresh look at the motives behi.
In the past half century, they have made a spectacular return to operatic stages worldwide, but this recent fame has not been accompanied by a comparable critical reevaluation.
But after Rossini stopped composing, a sharp decline in popularity drove most of his works out of the repertory.
In the early 1800s, Rossini\'s Operas permeated Italy, from the opera house to myriad arrangements heard in public and private