Portrait of soprano Reri Grist as Rosina in Rossini's opera, "The Barber of Seville." Printed on front: "Louis Melancon. Metropolitan Opera House, New York City." Louis Melancon, New York, N.Y." Label on back: "Metropolitan Opera Assn., Inc. Press Dept. Reri Grist as Rosina in Rossini's 'Il barbiere di Siviglia.'"
E. Azalia Hackley Collection of African Americans in the Performing Arts, Detroit Public Library
tfw you married a charming leggiero tenor who sang you some beautiful serenades and went to ridiculous lengths to make sure that you loved him for himself and not for his title or money, and 3 years into your marriage he becomes a nasty jealous baritone who constantly cheats on you and sides with the very people he was previously up against…
This is the full part 4 of the Overture, “Revolution,” including the middle part you almost never hear. Watch this man make a meal out of it. Just an extraordinary performance: sheer fun.
Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868) - String Sonata No. 1 for 2 Violins, Cello and Double Bass in G-Major, III. Allegro. Performed by Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment on period instruments.
When: Sunday, April 28, at 19:00 CEST (18:00 in London, 13:00 in New York)
Where: Kosmi – https://app.kosmi.io/room/5z1ws1
Who: everyone is welcome!
Extra info: A Rossini comedy about a poet who orchestrates quite a complex romantic situation as inspiration for his next play. In this staging, it's imagined as an old-fashioned photo romance.