Cesare Sterbini to the music of Francesco Basili in 1820. He died in Rome on 19 January 1831. Cesare Sterbini Cesare Sterbini (born 1784 in Rome – January 19, 1831) was an Italian writer and librettist. Possessing a deep knowledge of classical and contemporary culture, philosophy, linguistics, he was fluent in Greek, Latin, Italian, French and German. He is best known as the librettist for two operas by Gioachino Rossini: "Torvaldo e Dorliska" (1815) and "The Barber of Seville" (1816). An official in the Pontifical Administration, he also set poetry to music as an amateur. He wrote the libretto to the opera
Conservatorio Statale di Musica "Gioachino Rossini" as well as the autograph scores of his "Petite messe solennelle" and six operas, most of which he composed for the Teatro San Carlo in Naples: "Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra", "Otello", "Armida", "La donna del lago", "Maometto II", and "Adina". A large bronze statue of Rossini by Carlo Marochetti is situated in the building's main internal courtyard. This list includes both graduates and musicians who are known to have studied for a time at the conservatory. Conservatorio Statale di Musica "Gioachino Rossini" The Conservatorio Statale di Musica "Gioachino Rossini" is a music conservatory in Pesaro, Italy. Founded in 1869 with a