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Composer Gioachino Rossini born 220 years ago today (1792)

February 29, 20121790s, Music 1790sadmin


Video: Overture from the 'Barber of Seville'

(Wednesday, February 29, 1792) — Composer Gioachino Antonio Rossini, best-known for the opera The Barber of Seville, was born today in Pesaro, Italy.

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