Giachino Rossini was an Italian opera composer best known for his operas such as  Il barbiere di Siviglia and Tancredi. He was born to musician parents and exhibited signs of natural talent in music at an early age. He began composing music at the age of 12 and received formal education from a music school in Bologna. He began his opera composing career at the age of 18 and in the next one and a half-decade, he composed 34 operas. He worked at a relentless pace and cemented his place among the most talented opera composers of his time. The massive success of his operas such as Il barbiere di Siviglia, L'italiana in Algeri, and La Cenerentola brought him immense name and wealth. He worked in Rome, Naples, Venice, and Paris and was also invited to London for King George IV’s residency. When he was at the peak of his success in his 30s, he retired from opera composing. The exact reason for this abrupt step was never known. His final opera was composed in the late 1829s, titled Guillaume Tell.