Portrait of soprano Reri Grist as Rosina in Rossini's opera, "The Barber of Seville." Printed on front: "Louis Melancon. Metropolitan Opera House, New York City." Louis Melancon, New York, N.Y." Label on back: "Metropolitan Opera Assn., Inc. Press Dept. Reri Grist as Rosina in Rossini's 'Il barbiere di Siviglia.'"
E. Azalia Hackley Collection of African Americans in the Performing Arts, Detroit Public Library
tfw you married a charming leggiero tenor who sang you some beautiful serenades and went to ridiculous lengths to make sure that you loved him for himself and not for his title or money, and 3 years into your marriage he becomes a nasty jealous baritone who constantly cheats on you and sides with the very people he was previously up against…
This is the full part 4 of the Overture, “Revolution,” including the middle part you almost never hear. Watch this man make a meal out of it. Just an extraordinary performance: sheer fun.
Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868) - String Sonata No. 1 for 2 Violins, Cello and Double Bass in G-Major, III. Allegro. Performed by Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment on period instruments.
Rating Rossini operas based on whether they could be resolved by a threesome:
L'Italiana in Algeri: eh
Canonically ends with the MFM Italians sailing off into the sunset together, so why not.
Il Turco in Italia: no
Could be resolved by both ladies going with the titular turco, but practically every character including these three would hate that.
Il Barbiere di Siviglia: yes
It would not solve anything, but Rosina and the Count should invite Figaro at least once.
Otello: yes
A threesome seems unlikely to solve the problem of racism, but could potentially solve the acute problem of Otello and Some Guy feeling jealousy about Otello's wife. Or possibly make it worse.
La Cenerentola: no
There are a lot of triangles in this opera but none of them would really be improved by being consummated.
La Donna del Lago: no?
Elena spends two hours making it perfectly clear who she does and does not want. But maybe seeing the king in his natural habitat changes her mind.
Semiramide: no
Maybe a threesome with the old king and Assur could have prevented the plot from happening in the first place, but once it gets going, there's really nothing to be done.
Il Viaggio a Reims: yes
This one doesn't really have much plot but it does have both a MFM and a FMF situation and we all know what goes on in spa towns.
Le Comte Ory: yes
"Resolved by threesome" is already how this opera ends.
Guillaume Tell: no
Unless we're talking about poor Arnold Melchtal in a metaphorical threesome with Swiss Independence and Habsburg Rule.