Literature and the Arts

What did Gioacchino Rossini do in the final years of his life?

Link to this answer

CloseClose

Link to this answer

Share this credible answer with others. Simply paste this code into your blog or Web page:

<a href="http://qanda.encyclopedia.com/question/did-gioacchino-rossini-do-final-years-his-life-257053.html" >What did Gioacchino Rossini do in the final years of his life?</a>
E-mail this answer Link to this answer

After the production of his William Tell at the Paris Opéra in 1829, he stopped composing operas, and during the remaining 39 years of his life he wrote only songs, piano pieces, and a setting of the Stabat Mater (1842), in which his operatic style is still evident.

Answer verified with
Get more facts and information about Rossini, Gioacchino Antonio . Or, view the full encyclopedia entry from The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition.

Similar questions: What were the last years of Gioacchino Rossini like? What did Gioacchino Rossini when he got old? [ Hide these questions ]

Related research questions

Related research articles

See all results at HighBeam

HighBeam gives you access to newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles plus press releases, facts, information, and biographies from thousands of sources.