Biography
Gioachino Antonio Rossini ( 1792 – 1868) was an Italian composer, world famous for his 39 operas, he also wrote many songs, chamber music and piano pieces. He set new standards for both comic and serious opera before retiring in his 30s from large-scale composition at the height of his popularity.
He was born on February 29, 1792 in Pesaro to musical parents (his father was a trumpeter, his mother a singer). Rossini began composing at the age of 12 and studied at the music school in Bologna. His first opera was performed in Venice in 1810. In the period 1810–1823 he wrote 34 operas for the Italian stage which were performed in Venice, Milan, Ferrara, Naples and other Italian cities. During this period he produced his most popular works, including the comic operas The Barber of Seville and Cinderella, which took the opera buff off the air. In 1824 he signed a collaboration with the Paris Opera and produced, among other things, an opera to celebrate the coronation of Charles X and "Guillaume Tell " in 1829. At the height of his glory, Rossini stops writing operas, he will limit himself to writing music chamber and short pieces for private concerts.
In 1845 his first wife died and the following year he married again. Once again due to political unrest, Rossini leaves Bologna and - after a period in Florence - moves to Paris in 1855. There he will live, organizing receptions in his mansion with various personalities from the field of art and literature and will indulge among others in gastronomy creating many dishes, such as Tournedos Rossini.
After years of declining health, he died on November 13, 1868 of pneumonia.
He was born on February 29, 1792 in Pesaro to musical parents (his father was a trumpeter, his mother a singer). Rossini began composing at the age of 12 and studied at the music school in Bologna. His first opera was performed in Venice in 1810. In the period 1810–1823 he wrote 34 operas for the Italian stage which were performed in Venice, Milan, Ferrara, Naples and other Italian cities. During this period he produced his most popular works, including the comic operas The Barber of Seville and Cinderella, which took the opera buff off the air. In 1824 he signed a collaboration with the Paris Opera and produced, among other things, an opera to celebrate the coronation of Charles X and "Guillaume Tell " in 1829. At the height of his glory, Rossini stops writing operas, he will limit himself to writing music chamber and short pieces for private concerts.
In 1845 his first wife died and the following year he married again. Once again due to political unrest, Rossini leaves Bologna and - after a period in Florence - moves to Paris in 1855. There he will live, organizing receptions in his mansion with various personalities from the field of art and literature and will indulge among others in gastronomy creating many dishes, such as Tournedos Rossini.
After years of declining health, he died on November 13, 1868 of pneumonia.