▁he ▁should ▁" do ▁more ▁Bar bi ere " ▁( Bar bers ). ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Vienna ▁season ▁Ross ini ▁returned ▁to ▁Cast en aso ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁his ▁libre tt ist , ▁Ga et ano ▁Ros si , ▁on ▁Sem ir am ide , ▁commission ed ▁by ▁La ▁Fen ice . ▁It ▁was ▁premier ed ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 8 2 3 , ▁his ▁last ▁work ▁for ▁the ▁Italian ▁theatre . ▁Col b ran ▁star red , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁clear ▁to ▁everyone ▁that ▁her ▁voice ▁was ▁in ▁serious ▁decl ine , ▁and ▁Sem ir am ide ▁ended ▁her ▁career ▁in ▁Italy . ▁The ▁work ▁surv ived ▁that ▁one ▁major ▁dis adv antage , ▁and ▁entered ▁the ▁international ▁oper atic ▁re pert ory , ▁remaining ▁popular ▁throughout ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ; ▁in ▁Richard ▁Os bor ne ' s ▁words , ▁it ▁brought ▁"[ R oss ini ' s ] ▁Italian ▁career ▁to ▁a ▁spect ac ular ▁close ." ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 8 2 3 ▁Ross ini ▁and ▁Col b ran ▁set ▁off ▁for ▁London , ▁where ▁a ▁luc r ative ▁contract ▁had ▁been ▁offered . ▁They ▁stopped ▁for ▁four ▁weeks ▁en ▁route ▁in ▁Paris . ▁Although ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁as ▁fe ver ish ly ▁acc laimed ▁by ▁the ▁Paris ians ▁as ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁in ▁Vienna , ▁he ▁never theless ▁had ▁an ▁exception ally ▁wel coming ▁reception ▁from ▁the ▁musical ▁establishment ▁and ▁the ▁public . ▁When ▁he ▁attended ▁a ▁performance ▁of ▁Il ▁bar bi ere ▁at ▁the