For Rossini's 57th birthday: One of his finest operas.
176. La Cenerentola (Rossini)
Category: Italian opera
173. Il matrimonio segreto (Cimarosa)
The Hapsburg Emperor enjoyed this opera buffa so much he saw it twice in one night.
169. Così fan tutte (Mozart)
A shrewd old philosopher sets up a School for Lovers to teach them wisdom. The four young people in this opera badly need it.
158. Orlando paladino (Haydn)
Where are his operas Haydn?
157. Idomeneo (Mozart)
"Mozart's first masterpiece! The finest opera seria ever composed!"
156. Il barbiere di Siviglia (Paisiello)
How does it compare to Rossini's?
154. Europa riconosciuta (Salieri)
Was Salieri the missing link between Gluck and Rossini?
