Rossini Trivia

[EJA_2]

Rossini quipped that there were only three things in his life that made him cry. Anybody know what they were? Hints later. <P> -- EJA<BR><p>[This message has been edited by EJA (edited 04-09-2001).]

[shostakovich]

Haven't the foggiest. I'd guess a food, a singer, and a composer. Can't wait for the clues, Ethan.<BR>Shos

[EJA_2]

1. Composer? Well, kind of. Rossini was a composer. . . <BR>2. Dead on with food. <BR>3. He wasn't a singer, but this musician's technique was perhaps the most highly developed, revolutionary, and unique that the world has known. His performance was the point of the quote. <P> -- EJA<p>[This message has been edited by EJA (edited 04-09-2001).]

[shank]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by EJA:<BR><B>Rossini quipped that there were only three things in his life that made him cry. Anybody know what they were? Hints later. <P> -- EJA<P><BR>[This message has been edited by EJA (edited 04-09-2001).]</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>The first when one of his operas failed, the second when he dropped a roast turkey into the river on a picnic, and third when he first heard Paganini play.

[EJA_2]

Very good! Only one detail I could add was that it was a <I>truffled</I> turkey. Gosh, I wonder what that is? Well, I'm glad this wasn't as obscure as I was afraid it was. <P> -- EJA