Rossini

It has been a crazy few months here at GSA and updates have been few and far between!

We've slowed down a bit during MAP testing, and first grade has started studying the music of Rossini!

Two of his more famous works are the opera "The Barber of Seville", and "William Tell."

• He claimed to have written Barber of Seville in only 12 days!
• Was an amateur chef, and has several dished named after him that are still served today.
• Known for his comic operas.
• Other Notable operas incluce:


• La scala di seta (The Silken Ladder)
• Il Signor Bruschino
• L’italiana in Algeri ( The Italian Girl in Algiers)
• Il Turco in Italia (The Turk in Italy)
• La Cenerentola (Cinderella)
• La gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie)

William Tell Oveture