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发帖数: 7558 | 1 OVERTURE TO "SEMIRAMIDE"
GIOACCHINO ROSSINI
(1792 - 1868)
Rossini's opera Semiramide was composed in Venice in January
of 1823, and was first produced on February 3, at the Venetian
theater La Fenice. The overture has been played once before at
these concerts, in 1987. Duration 11:00.
Like most of Rossini's works, Semiramide was written very quickly--
his contract allowed him forty days to complete the opera, but he
finished the job in thirty-three! His standard operating procedure
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