Mike Terrana playing along to Rossini's "Barber of Seville" live at the Frankfurt Music Fair Agora Stage 2010 This track is part of a project called SinFonica along with 10 other famous classical pieces is available for download on Mike's web site www.terrana.com
(ˌdʒɔ ɑkˈki nɔ roʊˈsi ni)
Born Wednesday, February 29, 1792
Died Friday, November 13, 1868
Gioachino Antonio Rossini was an Italian composer who wrote 39 operas as well as some sacred music, songs, chamber music, and piano pieces. He was a precocious composer of operas, and he made his debut at age 18 with La cambiale di matrimonio. His best-known operas include the Italian comedies The Barber of Seville , The Italian Girl in Algiers, and Cinderella. He also wrote a string of serious operas in Italian, including works such as Tancredi, Otello, and Semiramide. The Thieving Magpie features one of his most celebrated overtures.
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