Which fairytale character was the subject of operas by both Rossini and Massenet?
Gioachino Rossini Gioachino Rossini Gioachino Antonio Rossini (; 29 February 1792 – 13 November 1868) was an Italian composer who wrote 39 operas as well as some sacred music, songs, chamber music, and piano pieces. He was a precocious composer of operas, and he made his debut at age 18 with "La cambiale di matrimonio". His best-known operas include the Italian comedies "The Barber of Seville" ("Il barbiere di Siviglia"), "The Italian Girl in Algiers" ("L'italiana in Algeri"), and "Cinderella" ("La Cenerentola"). He also wrote a string of serious operas in Italian, including works such as "Tancredi", "Otello", and "Semiramide". "The Thieving
Massenet Festival brought revivals of "Panurge", and "Le Cid". In 2003 the 7th Festival included "Sapho", conducted by Laurent Campellone. Over the years, the following Massenet operas have been presented: Festival performances before 1995 were released on audio CD (on the label Koch-Schwann) and others have followed, such as "Thérèse" from 2012 (on Ediciones Singulares). Notes Massenet Festival Massenet Festival ("Festival Massenet") is a biennale festival of music by French composer, Jules Massenet held in Saint-Étienne, France, close to the area where the composer was born. The first Massenet Festival took place in November 1990 when the opera "Cléopâtre" and the oratorio