Rossini

American

[roh-see-nee, raw-, raws-see-nee] / roʊˈsi ni, rɔ-, rɔsˈsi ni /

noun

Gioacchino Antonio 1792–1868, Italian composer.

Rossini British

/ rɒˈsiːnɪ /

noun

Gioacchino Antonio (dʒoakˈkiːno anˈtɔːnjo). 1792–1868, Italian composer, esp of operas, such as The Barber of Seville (1816) and William Tell (1829)

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They appeared alongside performers wearing enormous heads crafted to look like Italian opera composers Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Puccini and Gioachino Rossini, in a surreal nod to the country’s carnival tradition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Human bobbleheads of Italian composers Rossini, left, Puccini and Verdi.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

The Italian conductor is bringing her special affinity with the brand of opera perfected by Rossini to the final production of Seattle Opera’s 60th-anniversary season.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 29, 2024

At times, Fleming sounds driven to fussiness out of boredom or maybe even facileness, and minor Bellini and Rossini dramas wasted opportunities to mount company premieres suited to her talents.

From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2023

Italian-born Gioachino Rossini, already famous, moved to Paris in 1824 and presented five operas there, including William Tell.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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