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Gioachino Antonio Rossini; 29 February 1792 – 13 November 1868 - an Italian composer who wrote 39 operas as well as sacred music, chamber music, ... See more songs, and some instrumental and piano pieces. His best-known operas include the Italian comedies The Barber of Seville and La Cenerentola, and the French-language epics Moïse et Pharaon and Guillaume Tell. A tendency for inspired, song-like melodies is evident throughout his scores, which led to the nickname "The Italian Mozart".