This Italian composer died in Paris in 1868 and was initially buried at Père-Lachaise. But in 1887 his remains were exhumed and repatriated to his native country. To which city?
The answer
Gioachino Rossini died in Paris in 1868 and was first buried at Père-Lachaise. In 1887, after Italian unification, his remains were exhumed and transferred to the Basilica of Santa Croce in Florence, at Italy's request.
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