GIOACCHINO ROSSINI (1792-1868) Italian composer and leading representative of the bel canto school of opera, among his thirty-nine operas are The Barber of Seville , Otello , and William Tell . Rare and handsome partly-printed D.S. "Gioacchino Rossini " 1p. oblong 8vo., Paris, June 24, 1863, an ornate printed check making a payment of 3025 Italian livres to the Rothschild brothers on behalf of Francesca Baccani at the "Contracts Archive ". Boldly signed by Rossini at lower right. Folds, else in near fine condition, and well-suited to display. $1,500-2,000