The overture to Rossini's opera Il Signor Bruschino features the novel use of violin bows tapping music stands as part of its thematic material.
Composer Biography
As a boy, Rossini appeared with his father in the pit orchestra and occasionally sang with his mother on stage, later working as a keyboard-player in the opera orchestra.
Performer Biography
The Prague Sinfonia Orchestra was established for symphonic repertoire after the Prague Chamber Orchestra's sixteenth North American tour and has toured widely, participating in major festivals.
Composer Biography
Gioachino Rossini, one of the most successful operatic composers of his time, was born in Pesaro in 1792 to a brass-player father and a singer mother.
Performer Biography
Christian Benda, chief conductor and artistic director of the Prague Sinfonia Orchestra, is descended from a long line of musicians and has recorded Rossini's complete overtures with the orchestra.
Composition History
Rossini's opera Guillaume Tell (William Tell) makes great demands on performers, particularly the high tenor role of Arnold Melchthal, and on audiences due to its relative length.
