GIOACHINO ANTONIO ROSSINI

Gioachino Antonio Rossini was one of the most celebrated Italian composers who wrote 39 operas, sacred music, chamber music, songs, and some instrumental and piano pieces. Rossini was a musically gifted child whose trumpeter father and singer mother encouraged him to build his career in music. At the age of 37 he decided to retire from composing opera right after staging his final opera called 'Guillaume Tell' ( 'William Tell'). Till then he was considered the most popular opera composer in history. For the following 39 years he stayed away from composing any more operas for the world. His romantic and melodious pieces made him earn the nickname "The Italian Mozart".

FAMOUS WORKS:
39 Operas including -
William Tell
The Thieving Magpie
The Barber of Seville
The Italian Girl in Algiers
La Cenerentola
The Lady of the Lake

SACRED MUSIC: 
Stabat Mater 
Petite messe solennelle 

"NOTHING PRIMES INSPIRATION MORE THAN NECESSITY.

GIVE ME A LAUNDRY LIST AND I WILL SET IT TO MUSIC.

EVERY KIND OF MUSIC IS GOOD, EXCEPT THE BORING KIND.

ANSWER CRITICS WITH SILENCE AND INDIFFERENCE. IT WORKS BETTER, I ASSURE YOU, THAN ANGER AND ARGUMENT."

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