▁or ▁English ▁cook ing . ▁Although ▁his ▁stay ▁in ▁London ▁was ▁finan cially ▁reward ing ▁– ▁the ▁British ▁press ▁reported ▁disapp ro ving ly ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁earned ▁over ▁£ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁– ▁he ▁was ▁happy ▁to ▁sign ▁a ▁contract ▁at ▁the ▁French ▁emb ass y ▁in ▁London ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁Paris , ▁where ▁he ▁had ▁felt ▁much ▁more ▁at ▁home . ▁ ▁Paris ▁and ▁final ▁oper as : ▁ 1 8 2 4 – 1 8 2 9 ▁ ▁Ross ini ' s ▁new , ▁and ▁highly ▁rem un er ative , ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁French ▁government ▁was ▁negoti ated ▁under ▁Louis ▁XVIII , ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 8 2 4 , ▁soon ▁after ▁Ross ini ' s ▁arrival ▁in ▁Paris . ▁It ▁had ▁been ▁agreed ▁that ▁the ▁composer ▁would ▁produce ▁one ▁grand ▁opera ▁for ▁the ▁Ac adémie ▁Roy ale ▁de ▁Mus ique ▁and ▁either ▁an ▁opera ▁buff a ▁or ▁an ▁opera ▁sem iser ia ▁for ▁the ▁Thé âtre - Ital ien . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁to ▁help ▁run ▁the ▁latter ▁theatre ▁and ▁rev ise ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁earlier ▁works ▁for ▁rev ival ▁there . ▁The ▁death ▁of ▁the ▁king ▁and ▁the ▁acc ession ▁of ▁Charles ▁X ▁changed ▁Ross ini ' s ▁plans , ▁and ▁his ▁first ▁new ▁work ▁for ▁Paris ▁was ▁Il ▁vi aggio ▁a ▁Re ims , ▁an ▁oper atic ▁entertain ment ▁given ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 8 2 5 ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁Charles ' s ▁coron ation . ▁It ▁was ▁Ross ini '