1.9K views · 28 reactions | '' Duetto buffo di due gatti '' - Gioachino Rossini (29 February 1792–13 November 1868) | Clamih | Facebook

4.2K views · 157 reactions | Here’s a bit of mew-sic in honor of National Cat Day.  Meow! In this excerpt from “Sole e Amore,” the 2020/21 Ryan Opera Center Ensemble performs a paw-some new arrangement of Rossini's “Duetto buffo di due gatti” ("Comic duet for two cats") with Maestro Enrique Mazzola on piano. Learn more at lyricopera.org/gatti and watch the full concert, streaming on Facebook and YouTube. | Lyric Opera of Chicago | Facebook

🚨 Cute cat video alert! 🚨 Our Principal Bassoonist Sue Heineman has always been an animal lover, fostering nearly 100 cats and dogs from City Dogs Rescue & City Kitties. During quarantine, she was able to foster an expectant mother, and care for her and her family through their adoption. To help tell the story of Matilda the Cat, Sue is joined by Jonathan Nickel, son of NSO hornist James Nickel, and NSO Summer Music Institute grad Taylor Shorey in a performance of Rossini's Duet for Two Cats �