Gioachino Rossini

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.