Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

In Act I of “The Barber of Seville” by Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868), the title character, Figaro, belts out an exuberant ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Gioachino Rossini, honoree -- along with leap year -- of a Google Doodle ...

One of the oddest and most affecting pieces in the choral repertory is coming to Cincinnati’s May Festival on Tuesday. Gioachino Rossini called his last major work “Petite Messe Solennelle”—a “Little ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Opera composer Gioachino Rossini – born on this day in 1792 – is not celebrated or performed nearly enough If you're using Google today – and most probably you are – you'll have noticed the Google ...

Although the composer lived for almost another 40 years, William Tell was to be his final opera, and many suggest his finest. For his 39th opera, Rossini turned to the legend of William Tell with a ...

A dazzling Maria Kataeva lifts San Francisco Opera's uneven revival of Rossini's "The Barber of Seville" with a rich, ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Rossini, who was born on February 29, 1792 in the Papal States in Italy, composed William Tell as well as the comic operas The Barber of Seville and Cinderella. The son of a trumpeter, Rossini became ...