The Cambridge Companion to Rossini - Bog

This 2004 Companion contains specially commissioned essays on one of the most influential opera composers. Divided into four parts, each exploring an element of Rossini's life, his world, and his works: biography and reception; words and music; representative operas; performance. Chapters also on individual works: Tancredi, Il barbiere di Siviglia, Semiramide, and Guillaume Tell.