Rossini in Paris
A Saturday Soirée
From 1858 to 1868 Rossini invited politicians, diplomats, artists and the well-to-do to his house in Paris to hear leading musicians of the day perform. On 9 March 1866, the programme included extracts from his operas Moses,
Cinderella, The Italian Girl in Algiers, Othello and The Barber ofSeville. records
Producer CHRISTOPHER MARSHALL