(Photo: Rossini Opera Festival) Written in just fifteen days in 1812 for Venice’s Teatro San Moisè, this one-act burletta per musica belongs to the extraordinary period of the composer’s youth when, at just 20 years old, Rossini seemed capable of turning even the most seemingly minor plot into a theatrical mechanism of breathtaking precision, sustained by music of the highest {…}
(Photo: Bad Wildbad Festival) Among Rossini’s early Venetian farse, “L’occasione fa il ladro” remains one of the most irresistibly entertaining. Written when the composer was barely twenty, it already displays the dramatic flair, melodic abundance and astonishing theatrical instinct that would soon make him Europe’s dominant operatic voice. The libretto’s improbable chain of exchanged identities may stretch credulity, but Rossini’s {…}
Opera Southwest in Albuquerque, New Mexico is set to present Rossini’s “L’Occasione fa il Ladro.” The opera will be part of its Apprentice Artist Program, which began in 2014 and selects artists through competitive national auditions. In a statement said OSW Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Anthony Barrese said, “Many opera companies in the U.S. have apprentice programs, but ours {…}
Written in only 11 days, “L’occasione fa il ladro” was the fourth of five operas Rossini had been contracted to write for Venice’s Teatro San Moisè. Although only a relatively small theater, with a limited budget and basic scenery and boasting only a small cast of singers and without a chorus, it was the perfect size for the one act {…}