Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868) was an Italian composer known for his operatic works, particularly The Barber of Seville and William Tell.
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- Excerpts from The Barber of Seville (usually the aria ""Largo al factotum") and the "William Tell Overture" have been frequently performed or spoofed in Muppet productions.
- In the first episode of The Ghost of Faffner Hall, the show's classical music leanings are laid out in the first scene when Fughetta Faffner returns from having lunch with Puccini and Rossini (they ate fetuccini).