▁the ▁bib lic al ▁story ▁of ▁Mos es ▁and ▁the ▁Ex od us ▁from ▁Egypt ▁( 1 8 1 8 ), ▁and ▁La ▁donna ▁del ▁l ago , ▁from ▁Sir ▁Walter ▁Scott ' s ▁poem ▁The ▁Lady ▁of ▁the ▁Lake ▁( 1 8 1 9 ). ▁For ▁La ▁Scala ▁he ▁wrote ▁the ▁opera ▁sem iser ia ▁La ▁gaz za ▁lad ra ▁( 1 8 1 7 ), ▁and ▁for ▁Rome ▁his ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁C inder ella ▁story , ▁La ▁C ener ent ola ▁( 1 8 1 7 ). ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 7 ▁came ▁the ▁first ▁performance ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁oper as ▁( L ' Ital iana ) ▁at ▁the ▁The âtre - Ital ien ▁in ▁Paris ; ▁its ▁success ▁led ▁to ▁others ▁of ▁his ▁oper as ▁being ▁st aged ▁there , ▁and ▁eventually ▁to ▁his ▁contract ▁in ▁Paris ▁from ▁ 1 8 2 4 ▁to ▁ 1 8 3 0 . ▁ ▁Ross ini ▁kept ▁his ▁personal ▁life ▁as ▁private ▁as ▁possible , ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁sus cept ibility ▁to ▁sing ers ▁in ▁the ▁companies ▁he ▁worked ▁with . ▁Among ▁his ▁lo vers ▁in ▁his ▁early ▁years ▁were ▁E ster ▁M omb elli ▁( D omen ico ' s ▁daughter ) ▁and ▁Maria ▁Mar col ini ▁of ▁the ▁Bolog na ▁company . ▁By ▁far ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁of ▁these ▁relationships ▁– ▁both ▁personal ▁and ▁professional ▁– ▁was ▁with ▁Isabel la ▁Col b ran , ▁prima ▁donna ▁of ▁the ▁Teatro ▁San ▁Carlo ▁( and ▁former ▁mist