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Paisiello

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[pahy-zyel-law] / paɪˈzyɛl lɔ /

noun

  1. Giovanni 1741–1816, Italian composer.


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Did I know that on the opening night of Rossini's Barber of Seville, fans of a previous version by Paisiello turned up in numbers to disrupt proceedings?

From The Guardian • May 25, 2010

Now he is doing the same thing for the chamber operas of such composers as Paisiello, Cimarosa and Rossini.

From Time Magazine Archive

Performances, with a wigged orchestra in the pit, include The Barber of Seville, written by Giovanni Paisiello more than 30 years before Rossini turned his hand to the same theme.

From Time Magazine Archive

Added a visiting London Times critic: "When Paisiello wrote this opera, he must have dreamed about her."

From Time Magazine Archive

It was the opera, 'King Theodor,' music by Paisiello.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 07, May, 1858 by Various