Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Italian

Guillaume Tell (William Tell) Overture, Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville) Overture, La gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie) Overture

• Rossini wrote 39 operas, many of which are still performed today!
• He created the “Rossini Crescendo”, in which the orchestral sound builds up over a repeated phrase to create an exciting climax to his overtures.
• Rossini was known for being a procrastinator. He often wrote many of his operas in a very short period of time.