CHAPTER I.
ROSSINI'S YOUTH.
Pedigree and Arms--Rossini's First Work--Rondo Finale--Five Operas in one Year--Rossini and the Conscription--"Un Curioso Accidente"--The Mombelli Family--An Operatic Burlesque 9
ROSSINI'S YOUTH.
Pedigree and Arms--Rossini's First Work--Rondo Finale--Five Operas in one Year--Rossini and the Conscription--"Un Curioso Accidente"--The Mombelli Family--An Operatic Burlesque 9