Italian Composer Gioachino Antonio Rossini Died On This Day in 1868 [ON-THIS-DAY]

Italian composer Gioachino Antonio Rossini died on this day in 1868 – aged 76.

One of the most popular opera composers in history, his signature works include: ‘The Barber of Seville’, ‘La Cenerentola’, ‘Moïse et Pharaon’ and ‘Guillaume Tell’.

Rossini died and was buried in Paris - but his remains were moved to Florence 19 years later – at the request of the Italian government.

 

ROSSINI | OVERTURE FROM ‘LA GAZZA LADRA’ | CLAUDIO ABBADO & VIENNA PHILHARMONIC | 1991