Gioachino Rossini
Composer
Notable Achievement
The Barber of Seville opera composer
Biography
Gioachino Antonio Rossini was an Italian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. He gained fame for his 39 operas, although he also wrote many songs, some chamber music and piano pieces and some sacred music. He set new standards for both comic and serious opera before retiring from large-scale composition while still in his thirties, at the height of his popularity.
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Birthday Date
Gioachino Rossini was born on March 1