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 championed melody and beautiful singing over operatic drama, rattling out sensational hit after hit until his early retirement at 37. His innovative work was influential on those who followed, notably Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901).
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1792 - 1868Life of the opera composer Gioachino Rossini.
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29 Feb 1792Gioachino Rossini is born in Pesaro in central Italy.
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1813The opera The Italian Girl in Algiers by Gioachino Rossini is first staged.
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1816The opera The Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini is first staged.
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1817The opera The Thieving Magpie by Gioachino Rossini is first staged.
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1822Gioachino Rossini marries the soprano Isabella Colbran.
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1823Gioachino Rossini takes up the position as director of the Théâtre-Italien in Paris.
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1825The opera The Journey to Reims by Gioachino Rossini is first staged.
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1829The opera William Tell by Gioachino Rossini is first staged.
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1842Gioachino Rossini's Stabat Mater is first performed.
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1846Gioachino Rossini marries Olympe Pélissier.
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1863Petite messe solennelle by Gioachino Rossini is first performed.
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13 Nov 1868Gioachino Rossini dies in Paris.
