Every attempt has been made to replicate the original as printed.

Some typographical errors have been corrected;a list follows the text.

Contents.
List of Rossini’s workswith the date of their production in public.

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Portrait of Rossini with a Signature  Engraved by J. Brown, from a Sketch taken at Naples, 1820.
Engraved by J. Brown, from a Sketch taken at Naples, 1820.

THE

LIFE OF ROSSINI.

BY
H. SUTHERLAND EDWARDS.

IN ONE VOLUME.

LONDON:
HURST AND BLACKETT, PUBLISHERS,
13, GREAT MARLBOROUGH STREET.
1869.
The Right of Translation is Reserved.

LONDON:
BRADBURY, EVANS, AND CO., PRINTERS, WHITEFRIARS.

CONTENTS.

INTRODUCTION.
PAGE

Rossini’s Influence, and Success

1

PART I.
ROSSINI AND HIS EARLY WORKS.
CHAPTER I.
ROSSINI’S YOUTH.

Pedigree and Arms—Rossini’s First Work—Rondo Finale—FiveOperas in one Year—Rossini and the Conscription—“UnCurioso Accidente”—The Mombelli Family—AnOperatic Burlesque

9

CHAPTER II.
ITALIAN OPERA UNTIL “TANCREDI.”

Rossini’s Innovations—Rossini and an old Habitué—TheOpera at Naples—Scarlatti and his School

27

CHAPTER III.
FOUR HISTORICAL OPERAS.

Pergolese and Gluck—Cimarosa and Paisiello

37

CHAPTER IV.
MOZART AND ROSSINI.

Mozart in Germany; and Abroad

43

CHAPTER V.
ROSSINI’S REFORMS
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