, ▁composed ▁in ▁great ▁has te ▁and ▁premier ed ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 8 1 3 . ▁▁ 1 8 1 4 ▁was ▁a ▁less ▁remarkable ▁year ▁for ▁the ▁rising ▁composer , ▁neither ▁Il ▁tur co ▁in ▁Italia ▁or ▁Sig ism ondo ▁ple asing ▁the ▁Milan ese ▁or ▁Ven et ian ▁public , ▁respectively . ▁ 1 8 1 5 ▁marked ▁an ▁important ▁stage ▁in ▁Ross ini ' s ▁career . ▁In ▁May ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Nap les , ▁to ▁take ▁up ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁director ▁of ▁music ▁for ▁the ▁royal ▁the at res . ▁These ▁included ▁the ▁Teatro ▁di ▁San ▁Carlo , ▁the ▁city ' s ▁leading ▁opera ▁house ; ▁its ▁manager ▁D omen ico ▁Bar ba ia ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁important ▁influence ▁on ▁the ▁composer ' s ▁career ▁there . ▁ ▁Nap les ▁and ▁Il ▁bar bi ere : ▁ 1 8 1 5 – 1 8 2 0 ▁▁ ▁The ▁musical ▁establishment ▁of ▁Nap les ▁was ▁not ▁immediately ▁wel coming ▁to ▁Ross ini , ▁who ▁was ▁seen ▁as ▁an ▁intr uder ▁into ▁its ▁cher ished ▁oper atic ▁trad itions . ▁The ▁city ▁had ▁once ▁been ▁the ▁oper atic ▁capital ▁of ▁Europe ; ▁the ▁memory ▁of ▁C imar osa ▁was ▁rever ed ▁and ▁P ais iel lo ▁was ▁still ▁living , ▁but ▁there ▁were ▁no ▁local ▁compos ers ▁of ▁any ▁stat ure ▁to ▁follow ▁them , ▁and ▁Ross ini ▁quickly ▁won ▁the ▁public ▁and ▁critics ▁round . ▁Ross ini ' s ▁first ▁work ▁for ▁the ▁San ▁Carlo , ▁Elis ab