Composer source of the quote (7)

I believe the answer is:

rossini

(Other definitions for rossini that I've seen before include "Composer of 'The Barber of Seville' and 'William Tell'" , "whose barber was in Seville" , "Composer of the opera William Tell, d. 1868" , "Great musician" , "Staff writer" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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