Pictures of
Gioacchino Rossini

Italian composer
(1792-1868)

Rossini was an opera composer, and is especially well-known for his comic operas. Some of his great operas include Tancredi, The Italian Girl in Algiers, The Barber of Seville, Semiramide, William Tell and Cinderella.




Gioacchino Rossini in 1820




The great soprano, Isabella Colbran, whom Rossini married in 1822 and for whom he wrote many major roles in his operas




Note: This picture gallery page includes drawings, paintings, photos and images of Gioacchino Rossini, his music, activities, friends and family, and the various places where the composer lived and wrote.