Pesaro is celebrating today the grand opening of the new Rossini National Museum, dedicated to the celebrated opera composer Gioachino Rossini, who was born in the city in 1792. The museum, situated in the historic Palazzo Montani Antaldi, is a final link in a Rossini itinerary of buildings associated with the musician, which includes the house where he was born, the Theatre, the Civic Museum in Palazzo Mosca, the Tempietto Rossiniano in Palazzo Olivieri and the Library of the Rossini Foundation.

Star exhibit in the new museum is Rossini's own pianoforte, restored for the occasion, which will be played during the opening ceremony.

Pesaro organizes an annual Rossini Festival every summer.

Info: Tel. +39.0721.30053  www.fondazionerossini.com -  www.rossinioperafestival.it