Gioacchino Antonio Rossini (1792-1868), an ebullient, easygoing man, wrote 39 operas, and stopped at the age of 37 with the explanation that he was “too lazy” to compose any more. Because his operas ...

2 Photos: First Look at the Metropolitan Opera’s New Production of Bellini’s I PURITANI 3 Review Roundup: I PURITANI at the Metropolitan Opera Resonance Works will present Gioachino Rossini's ...