is a 1991 Italian biographical film written and directed by Mario Monicelli.
It depicts real life events of composer Gioachino Rossini.
[1] Monicelli replaced Robert Altman, who was experiencing differences with the producers.
However, his last opera The Barber of Seville is not understood and even booed by the audience at La Scala for the indecency of the sets and love situations.
Also disappointed by the replicas at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples, then Rossini decides to move to Paris, where he is hailed as a genius.