▁ideas ", ▁and ▁the ▁reasons ▁for ▁the ▁work ' s ▁longer - term ▁emer gence ▁as ▁Ross ini ' s ▁most ▁popular ▁opera ▁buff a ▁are ▁not ▁hard ▁to ▁find . ▁ ▁A part ▁from ▁La ▁C ener ent ola ▁( R ome , ▁ 1 8 1 7 ), ▁and ▁the ▁" pen - and - ink ▁sketch " ▁f ars a ▁Ad ina ▁( 1 8 1 8 , ▁not ▁performed ▁until ▁ 1 8 2 6 ), ▁Ross ini ' s ▁other ▁works ▁during ▁his ▁contract ▁with ▁Nap les ▁were ▁all ▁in ▁the ▁opera ▁seria ▁tradition . ▁Among st ▁the ▁most ▁notable ▁of ▁these , ▁all ▁containing ▁virt u oso ▁singing ▁roles , ▁were ▁Mos è ▁in ▁E git to ▁( 1 8 1 8 ), ▁La ▁donna ▁del ▁l ago ▁( 1 8 1 9 ), ▁Ma omet to ▁II ▁( 1 8 2 0 ) ▁all ▁st aged ▁in ▁Nap les , ▁and ▁Sem ir am ide , ▁his ▁last ▁opera ▁written ▁for ▁Italy , ▁st aged ▁at ▁La ▁Fen ice ▁in ▁Ven ice ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 3 . ▁Both ▁Mos è ▁and ▁Ma omet to ▁II ▁were ▁later ▁to ▁under go ▁significant ▁reconst ruction ▁in ▁Paris ▁( see ▁below ). ▁ ▁France , ▁ 1 8 2 4 – 1 8 2 9 ▁▁ ▁Al ready ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 8 , ▁Meyer be er ▁had ▁heard ▁rum ours ▁that ▁Ross ini ▁was ▁seeking ▁a ▁luc r ative ▁appointment ▁at ▁the ▁Paris ▁Op éra