Regency Rossini, 1812-1820

Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868)

Rossini, whose career is as fabled as his sense of humor, composed some of his greatest operas by 1820, before he was 30 years old. Here are the most significant hits. I believe all have been recorded.

1812
La Scala di Seta (“The Silken Ladder”)

1813
Il Signor Bruschino
L'Italiana in Algeri (“The Italian Girl in Algiers”)
Tancredi

1814
Il Turco in Italia (‘The Turk in Italy”)

1815
Elisabetta, Regina d'Inghilterra (“Elizabeth, Queen of England”)

1816
Il Barbiere di Siviglia (“The Barber of Seville”)

1817
La Cenerentola (“Cinderella”)
La Gazza Ladra (“The Thieving Magpie”)

1818
Mosè in Egitto (“Moses in Egypt”)

1819
La Donna del Lago (“The Lady of the Lake”)