http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61099&variant=artist-playlists&rws=%2Fgioachino-rossini%2Fplaylists.rssThough it's his galloping overture to <i>Guillaume (William) Tell</i> that's widely known today, Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868) was an enormously influential Italian opera composer, admired by both Beethoven and Verdi and known for his supremely elegant operatic comedies, especially <i>Il barbiere di Siviglia</i> and <i>La Cenerentola</i>. He began his opera career when, at 18, he wrote a one-act comedy for Venice and first tasted success when <i>La pietra del paragone</i> was a hit at La Scala in 1812. Over the next three years he wrote over a dozen operas, many of them comedies, and won international acclaim. His ability to fuse lyrical expression and dramatic need, his crystalline melodies, and delicately shaded orchestral writing only increased his reputation. Among the mid-career works of note are <i>Maometto II</i> (1820) and, <i>Semiramide</i> (1823). <i>Guillaume Tell</i> followed as the composer moved to Paris. At 37, he retired from opera composition, soon left Paris, and suffered a prolonged illness in Italy which led to a significant decline in his productivity. Returning to Paris late in life he wrote a quantity of pieces for piano and voice, and died, universally revered, in 1868. - Nate CavalieriOperaen720Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:08:24 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61099&variant=artist-playlists&rws=%2Fgioachino-rossini%2Fplaylists.rss Though it's his galloping overture to <i>Guillaume (William) Tell</i> that's widely known today, Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868) was an enormously influential Italian opera composer, admired by both Beethoven and Verdi and known for his supremely elegant operatic comedies, especially <i>Il barbiere di Siviglia</i> and <i>La Cenerentola</i>. He began his opera career when, at 18, he wrote a one-act comedy for Venice and first tasted success when <i>La pietra del paragone</i> was a hit at La Scala in 1812. Over the next three years he wrote over a dozen operas, many of them comedies, and won international acclaim. His ability to fuse lyrical expression and dramatic need, his crystalline melodies, and delicately shaded orchestral writing only increased his reputation. Among the mid-career works of note are <i>Maometto II</i> (1820) and, <i>Semiramide</i> (1823). <i>Guillaume Tell</i> followed as the composer moved to Paris. At 37, he retired from opera composition, soon left Paris, and suffered a prolonged illness in Italy which led to a significant decline in his productivity. 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