Gioacchino Rossini, Italian Composer(1792-1868)

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Just the Facts:

• Name: Gioacchino Rossini
• Birth: February 29, 1792, Pesaro, Italy
• Death: November 13, 1868, Passy, Paris, France
• Language: Italian
• Who he was: Italian composer; Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville); La Cenerentola (Cinderella); Guillaume Tell (William Tell); Otello (Othello)

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