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La gazza ladra
La
gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie) is a melodramma or opera semiseria in
two acts by Gioachino Rossini. The libretto was by Giovanni Gherardini
after La pie voleuse by JMT Badouin d'Aubigny and Louis-Charles
Caigniez.
The opera is best known for its overture, which is notable for its use of snare drums.
Rossini
was famous for his writing speed, and La gazza ladra was no exception.
It was reported that the producer had to lock Rossini in a room the day
before the first performance in order to write the overture. Rossini
then threw each sheet out of the window to his copyists, who wrote out
the full orchestral parts.
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