The Silver Crown: Another Book of Fables
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Chapter 1 ROSSINI'S YOUTH.
Chapter 2 ITALIAN OPERA UNTIL "TANCREDI."
Chapter 3 FOUR HISTORICAL OPERAS.
Chapter 4 MOZART AND ROSSINI.
Chapter 5 ROSSINI'S REFORMS IN SERIOUS OPERA.
Chapter 6 ROSSINI'S REFORMS IN COMIC OPERA.
Chapter 7 ROSSINI'S REFORMS IN WRITING FOR THE VOICE.
Chapter 8 ROSSINI, BARBAJA, AND MDLLE. COLBRAN.
Chapter 9 ELISABETTA-ROSSINI'S DéBUT AT NAPLES.
Chapter 10 ROSSINI VISITS ROME-TORVALDO E DORLISKA.
Chapter 11 BEAUMARCHAIS, PAISIELLO, AND ROSSINI.
Chapter 12 "THE BARBER OF SEVILLE."
Chapter 13 "THE BARBER OF SEVILLE."-FIRST REPRESENTATION.
Chapter 14 OTELLO FURTHER REFORMS IN OPERA SERIA.
Chapter 15 ROSSINI'S REPRODUCTIONS FROM HIMSELF.
Chapter 16 "LA GAZZA LADRA" THE CONTRALTO VOICE.
Chapter 17 ARMIDA, ADELAIDA, AND ADINA.
Chapter 18 "MOSè IN EGITTO " REFORMS IN OPERA SERIA.
Chapter 19 THREE UNFAMILIAR WORKS.
Chapter 20 SACRED AND SECULAR SUBJECTS.
Chapter 21 "LA DONNA DEL LAGO."
Chapter 22 A VISIT TO LONDON-ROSSINI AND GEORGE IV.
Chapter 23 ROSSINI'S OPERA FOR THE KING'S THEATRE.
Chapter 24 ROSSINI IN PARIS.
Chapter 25 ROSSINI AND HIS CRITICS.
Chapter 26 ROSSINI AT THE ITALIAN OPERA OF PARIS.
Chapter 27 ROSSINI AT THE ACADéMIE.
Chapter 28 "GUILLAUME TELL."
Chapter 29 ROSSINI AFTER "WILLIAM TELL."
Chapter 30 THE "STABAT MATER."
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Chapter 13 "THE BARBER OF SEVILLE."-FIRST REPRESENTATION.

FIRST representations are a composer's battles. Rossini's hardest fight was at the first representation of the "Barber of Seville." For some reason not explained the Roman public were as ill disposed towards Sterbini, the librettist, as towards Rossini himself-who was simply looked upon as an audacious young man, for venturing to place himself in c

             
            

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