Messa per Rossini (2006)

Music amp Musicals Classical Music Classical Instrumental Music Gabriela Beoaekova Florence Quivar and James Wagner star in this documentary that recreates the life and times of Italian composer Gioacchino Antonio Rossini Specifically the film explores Rossinis efforts to bring to life his requiem mass Messa per Rossini all the while securing his place in the pantheon of talented musicians from the 19th century It also examines why Rossinis compatriot Giuseppe Verdi respected him so