Dott legnante gioachino rossini biography

Since their inception in the early and mid-nineteenth century, Gioachino Rossini’s operas have been performed time and again and are a staple of the operatic canon.  Undoubtedly his most famous work is Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), closely followed by La Cenerentola (Cinderella) and L’italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers).  However, Rossini was a speedy and prolific composer and his legacy includes nearly forty operas.  Moreover, his impact as a composer goes beyond the great number of works he wrote.  In particular, the demands of his writing, which calls for great vocal agility, have had a lasting effect on the vocal practices of opera singers, and his innovative style and form have influenced generations of opera composers.

Rossini's Musical Childhood

Gioachino Rossini was born on February 29, 1792, in Pesaro, an Italian port town on the Adriatic coast.  His father, Giuseppe, first