Recorded at performances at the 1984 Rossini Opera Festival, Pesaro, Italy. The premiere of this lavish pièce de circonstance was a royal gala at the Théâtre-Italien's Salle Louvois. Its success was ...

Claudio Abbado, one of the most sought-after conductors of his generation, died Monday in Bologna, Italy, at age 80. His death was announced by a spokesperson for Bologna's mayor, saying that it ...

Rossini’s Le siège de Corinthe, written for the Paris Opéra in 1826, was a game-changer in the history of opera. It’s one of Rossini’s most memorable achievements; yet it’s also one of his unluckiest.

A casual listener to Claudio Abbado's late Mozart symphonies with his hand-picked Orchestra Mozart, which lead off the 41-CD Claudio Abbado: The Symphony Edition (DG), might at first consider them ...

As we commemorate 150 years since the composer’s death, Richard Osborne explores how the centenary paved the way for an even greater appreciation of Rossini’s operas 50 years on The modern marriage of ...

Claudio Abbado, one of the most sought-after conductors of his generation, died Monday in Bologna, Italy, at age 80. His death was announced by a spokesperson for Bologna's mayor, saying that it ...

Recorded at performances at the 1984 Rossini Opera Festival, Pesaro, Italy.