In the Cambridge Companion to Rossini, the editor, Emanuele Senici, writes that Rossini spelt the name variously as Gioachino or Gioacchino in his early years, before finally settling on the …

Nov 9, 2025 · Gioachino Rossini was an Italian composer noted for his operas, particularly his comic operas, of which The Barber of Seville (1816), Cinderella (1817), and Semiramide …

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868) was an Italian composer of around 40 operas, including the comic operas The Italian Girl in Algiers and The Barber of Seville. Rossini...

Gioachino Rossini was born in Pesaro on 29 February 1792 to Giuseppe, known as “Vivazza”, a horn and trumpet player in the town band and theatres, and Anna Guidarini, a singer, who had …

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

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Apr 13, 2025 · Rossini had an extraordinary gift for lyrical, memorable melodies—tuneful and often catchy. His arias and ensembles frequently feature long, flowing lines that highlight the …