"Give me a laundry list and I will set it to music", said the world's most famous leap year baby and the recipient of this adoralble Google Doodle, whose 220th birthday the world is celebrating today.
Who was Gioachino Rossini , the author of 39 operas, including one of the world's best and most popular one, Il Barbiere di Siviglia composed in just 13 days from start to finish?
He was the son of a horn player and a laundress with a heavenly voice, who later became an opera singer.
He was a terrible and very disobedient student at school.
He was a boy with a beautiful soprano, who sang opera and barely managed to escape castration.He was a ladies' man.
He was married twice but had no kids.
He was a gastronomic virtuoso.
He was the inventor of the best Italian dishes, such as Tournedos a la Rossini and drinks such as Cocktail Rossini.
He was a guy for whom music and food never existed apart from one another and a firm believer that:
Eating, loving, singing and digesting are, in truth, the four acts of the comic opera known as life, and they pass like bubbles of a bottle of champagne. Whoever lets them break without having enjoyed them is a complete fool"
But most importantly, he was the Artist, whose music has inspired generations to love, laugh, create and most importantly, be happy.
Happy Birthday, Rossini!
P.S. I got a lot of praise at work for this alcohol-free version of Cocktail Rossini (the original recipe suggests champagne) that I want to share with you:
Non-alcoholic Rossini
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- Drop a fresh strawberry into a champagne glass/flute
- Pour sparkling apple cider (as an alternative - you can use sparkling white or red grape juice)to fully cover the strawberry or more
- Enjoy!
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| Rossini's for a party at work |
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