▁Giovanni ▁Mor and i , ▁a ▁family ▁friend , ▁Ross ini ▁moved ▁there ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 8 1 0 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁eigh teen . ▁ ▁First ▁oper as : ▁ 1 8 1 0 – 1 8 1 5 ▁ ▁Ross ini ' s ▁first ▁opera ▁to ▁be ▁st aged ▁was ▁La ▁camb iale ▁di ▁mat rimonio , ▁a ▁one - act ▁comedy , ▁given ▁at ▁the ▁small ▁Teatro ▁San ▁Mo is è ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 8 1 0 . ▁The ▁piece ▁was ▁a ▁great ▁success , ▁and ▁Ross ini ▁received ▁what ▁then ▁seemed ▁to ▁him ▁a ▁considerable ▁sum : ▁" fort y ▁sc udi ▁– ▁an ▁amount ▁I ▁had ▁never ▁seen ▁brought ▁together ". ▁He ▁later ▁described ▁the ▁San ▁Mo is è ▁as ▁an ▁ideal ▁theatre ▁for ▁a ▁young ▁composer ▁learning ▁his ▁craft ▁– ▁" every thing ▁t ended ▁to ▁facil itate ▁the ▁début ▁of ▁a ▁nov ice ▁composer ": ▁ ▁it ▁had ▁no ▁ch orus , ▁and ▁a ▁small ▁company ▁of ▁princip als ; ▁its ▁main ▁re per toire ▁consisted ▁of ▁one - act ▁com ic ▁oper as ▁( f arse ), ▁st aged ▁with ▁mod est ▁scen ery ▁and ▁minimal ▁re he ars al . ▁Ross ini ▁followed ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁his ▁first ▁piece ▁with ▁three ▁more ▁far se ▁for ▁the ▁house : ▁L ' ing anno ▁fel ice ▁( 1 8 1 2 ), ▁La ▁scala ▁di ▁set a ▁( 1 8 1 2 ), ▁and ▁Il ▁sign or ▁Br usch ino ▁( 1 8