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Gioachino Rossini

Profession
Sound
Born
February 29, 1792 · Pesaro, Marche, Italy
Died
November 13, 1868

Biography

Gioachino Antonio Rossini was an Italian composer who 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. Rossini began to compose by the age of 12 and was educated at music school in Bologna. His first opera was performed in Venice in 1810 when he was 18 years old. In 1815 he was engaged to write operas and manage theatres in Naples. In the period 1810–1823 he wrote 34 operas for the Italian stage that were performed in Venice, Milan, Ferrara, Naples and elsewhere. During this period he produced his most popular works including the comic operas L'italiana in Algeri, Il barbiere di Siviglia (known in English as The Barber of Seville) and La Cenerentola.

Known for

The Lone Ranger poster
The Lone Ranger
Film · 2013 · ★ 6.1
Scene of the Crime poster
Scene of the Crime
Series · 1970 · ★ 6.2
White Nights poster
White Nights
Film · 1960 · ★ 7.7
The Thieving Magpie poster
The Thieving Magpie
Film · 1965 · ★ 6.5
Figaro qua... Figaro là poster
Figaro qua... Figaro là
Film · 1950 · ★ 6.2
La Cenerentola poster
La Cenerentola
Film · 1981
Pulcinella poster
Pulcinella
Film · 1973
Rossini! Rossini! poster
Rossini! Rossini!
Film · 1991
The Barber of Seville poster
The Barber of Seville
Film · 1973
This is Opera poster
This is Opera
Series · 2015
Peasant Poets poster
Peasant Poets
Film · 1979
Rossini: La Cenerentola poster
Rossini: La Cenerentola
Film · 2009

Filmography