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Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868), the ridiculously successful composer who wrote 39 operas including of “The Barber of Seville,” retired after his final opera, “William Tell,” in 1829 — at the age of 37.

Rossini is best known as a composer of comic operas, but Donald introduces us to his serious side, looking at three of his opere serie: Elisabetta, regina d’Inghilterra, Zelmira and Ermione.

Gioachino Rossini was born into a family of musicians in Pesaro, a town on the Adriatic coast of Italy. His father, Giuseppe, was a horn player and inspector of slaughterhouses.

Gioachino Rossini, born in Pesaro, Italy, on leap year day in 1792, got precious few chances to mark his actual birthday; because of the arcane vagaries of the Gregorian calendar, he even spent a ...

I know of no more admirable occupation than eating, that is really eating. Appetite is for the stomach what love is for the heart. The stomach is the conductor, who rules the grand orchestra of ...

This year's 29th of February was the 232th anniversary of Gioachino Rossini's birth ... Keep me signed in with social media. Remember me. Forgot your password? Register. 12 June 2025, Thursday.

In 1817, when Gioachino Rossini penned an opera drawn from the fairy tale, the Italian composer did not include the heroine’s famous footwear. Instead, Rossini outfitted Cinderella with a bracelet.

Gioachino Rossini was born in Pesaro, a pleasant, small town on Italy’s Adriatic coast, in 1792. His father was a horn player and his mother a singer, and he was inducted into the family band ...

Gioachino Rossini would've been 220 years old today, technically his 53rd birthday (1800 and 1900 weren't leap years).The Italian composer wrote 39 operas, chamber music, and some instrumental pieces.

Onion River Chorus The Onion River Chorus, conducted by Artistic Director Richard Riley, will perform Gioachino Rossini’s Petite messe solennelle at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 11, at the Unitarian Church ...

From composing string sonatas at age 12 to some of the best-loved comic operas, here are the key events in the life of the vivacious composer, Gioachino Rossini.