Death
Note:
Rossini had first been buried at Pere Lachaise in Paris, and was reburied in the Santa Croce basilica in Florence in 1887.
Summary from Wikipedia
Born in Pesaro to parents who were both musicians (his father a trumpeter, his mother a singer), Rossini began to compose by the age of twelve and was educated at music school in Bologna. His first opera was performed in Venice in 1810 when he was 18 years old. In 1815 he was engaged to write operas and manage theatres in Naples. In the period 1810–1823, he wrote 34 operas for the Italian stage that were performed in Venice, Milan, Ferrara, Naples and elsewhere; this productivity necessitated an almost formulaic approach for some components (such as overtures) and a certain amount of self-bo ...
Author of contribution: Janez, published 12. 11. 2015