Gioacchino Rossini
Also known as: Gioachino Rossini, Gioachino Antonio Rossini
Gioachino Rossini (1792–1868) was an Italian composer and conductor of the late Classical and early Romantic eras, best known for his 39 operas. Born in Pesaro to a family of musicians and educated at music school in Bologna, he wrote comic operas such as The Barber of Seville, L'italiana in Algeri and La Cenerentola, as well as serious works including Tancredi, Otello and Semiramide. After his last opera, Guillaume Tell (1829), written for the Paris Opéra, he withdrew from opera for the last four decades of his life.
Born
February 29, 1792
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