"Rossini's La Calunnia The Barber Of Seville" New Music Video by The Great Kat and Gioachino Rossini! Guitar Goddess The Great Kat brilliantly shreds Guitar on Rossini’s famous "La Calunnia" Aria ("La calunnia è un venticello" ["Slander is a breeze"]) from the Opera Buffa "The Barber Of Seville", which premiered in 1816. Rossini’s "La Calunnia" aria is famous for the crescendos (music that gets louder and louder). In the opera, Dr. Bartolo asks the music teacher Basilio what to do about his ward Rosina liking Lindoro, the Count Almaviva. Basilio recommends to create a slander (false rumors and gossip) to discredit Lindoro. Basilio describes how the rumor will start quiet and small ("Piano, piano!") and crescendo into a full slander ("like a cannon, an earthquake, a storm")! Gioachino Rossini met Ludwig van Beethoven in 1822 in Vienna. Beethoven said to Rossini, "Ah, Rossini. So you’re the composer of The Barber of Seville. I congratulate you. It will be played as long as Italian opera exists. Never try to write anything else but opera buffa any other style would do violence to your nature." The Great Kat, Shredder Of Seville stars in this new music video as "Basilio" the Gossip Shredder, shredding Rossini's brilliant music amid gossip, rumors and chaos!
Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868) was the famous Italian Opera composer who wrote such masterpieces as "The Barber Of Seville", "William Tell", "Cinderella" and much more.  Transformed brilliantly by The Great Kat, "Rossini's La Calunnia The Barber Of Seville" is shredded at hyperspeed by the legendary Juilliard grad Guitar Goddess – on Guitar with Great Kat's trademark solos, shredding, whammy bars and shred insanity!  The Great Kat, Juilliard grad violin virtuoso and "Top 10 Fastest Shredders Of All Time" - Guitar One Magazine, is the famous guitar virtuoso shredding Rossini's masterpieces and bringing his genius music to a whole new generation. "Rossini's La Calunnia The Barber Of Seville" is one of the composer's most popular pieces and one of the most famous Classical pieces of all time, heard in movies, TV, and Commercials. Today, The Great Kat Guitar Virtuoso brings "Rossini’s La Calunnia The Barber Of Seville" to the entire world with NeoClassical Shred Guitar Virtuosity, along with piano accompaniment! Genius!