etta , ▁reg ina ▁d ' In gh il terra ▁was ▁a ▁dram ma ▁per ▁musica ▁in ▁two ▁acts , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁re used ▁substantial ▁sections ▁of ▁his ▁earlier ▁works , ▁un famil iar ▁to ▁the ▁local ▁public . ▁The ▁Ross ini ▁sch ol ars ▁Philip ▁G os sett ▁and ▁Pat ric ia ▁Braun er ▁write , ▁" It ▁is ▁as ▁if ▁Ross ini ▁wished ▁to ▁present ▁himself ▁to ▁the ▁Ne ap ol itan ▁public ▁by ▁offering ▁a ▁selection ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁music ▁from ▁oper as ▁unlikely ▁to ▁be ▁rev ived ▁in ▁Nap les ." ▁The ▁new ▁opera ▁was ▁received ▁with ▁trem end ous ▁enthus ias m , ▁as ▁was ▁the ▁Ne ap ol itan ▁premi ere ▁of ▁L ' ital iana ▁in ▁Al ger i , ▁and ▁Ross ini ' s ▁position ▁in ▁Nap les ▁was ▁assured . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁Ross ini ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁write ▁regularly ▁for ▁a ▁resident ▁company ▁of ▁first - rate ▁sing ers ▁and ▁a ▁fine ▁or chestra , ▁with ▁ade qu ate ▁re he ars als , ▁and ▁sched ules ▁that ▁made ▁it ▁unnecessary ▁to ▁compose ▁in ▁a ▁r ush ▁to ▁meet ▁dead lines . ▁Between ▁ 1 8 1 5 ▁and ▁ 1 8 2 2 ▁he ▁composed ▁eigh teen ▁more ▁oper as : ▁nine ▁for ▁Nap les ▁and ▁nine ▁for ▁opera ▁houses ▁in ▁other ▁cities . ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 6 , ▁for ▁the ▁Teatro ▁Argentina ▁in ▁Rome , ▁he ▁composed ▁the ▁opera ▁that ▁was ▁to ▁become ▁his ▁best