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Gioachino Antonio Rossini (1792-1868)

Photos from Père Lachaise Cemetery

The now-empty tomb of famous Italian opera composer Gioacchino Rossini in Pere Lachaise Cemetery, Paris, France.
Rossini's now-empty tomb at Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris. Photo by Kimberly Powell.

Opera composer Gioacchino Rossini's now-empty tomb at Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris.

Kimberly Powell
Gioachino Antonio Rossini (29 February 1792 - 13 November 1868) was a famous Italian composer, known best for his operas such as The Barber of Seville. In 1887, Rossini's remains were moved to the Basilica di Santa Croce di Firenze in Florence, at the request of the Italian government, but the crypt that once housed them (now dedicated to his memory) still stands in Perè Lachaise.

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