Gioachino Rossini of "Guglielmo Tell", the third act of "Otello", and all of "il Barbiere di Siviglia" will certainly endure." Texts, books Sheet music Performances Gioachino Rossini Gioachino Antonio Rossini (; 29 February 1792 – 13 November 1868) 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
Robert Bruce (opera) from Hector Berlioz, among others. Notes Sources Robert Bruce (opera) Robert Bruce is an 1846 pastiche opera in three acts, with music by Gioachino Rossini and Louis Niedermeyer to a French-language libretto by Alphonse Royer and Gustave Vaëz, after Walter Scott's "History of Scotland". The music was stitched together by Niedermeyer, with the composer's permission, with pieces from "La donna del lago", "Zelmira", and other Rossini operas. The work was premiered on 30 December 1846, by the Paris Opera at the Salle Le Peletier. The audience may not have noticed, but the orchestra included for the first time a recently