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 (Il barbiere di Siviglia), The Italian Girl in Algiers (L'italiana in Algeri), and Cinderella (La Cenerentola). He also wrote a string of serious operas in Italian, including works such as Tancredi, Otello, and Semiramide. The Thieving Magpie (La gazza ladra) features one of his most celebrated overtures.

ジョアキーノ・アントーニオ・ロッシーニ

イタリアの作曲家。多数のオペラを作曲し、『セビリアの理髪師』、『チェネレントラ』などは現在もオペラの定番である。また『タンクレーディ』、『セミラーミデ』などのオペラ・セリアも作曲した。フランスに移ってからはグランド・オペラ『ウィリアム・テル』を書く。美食家としても知られる。

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