▁Thé âtre - Ital ien ▁he ▁was ▁app la ud ed , ▁drag ged ▁onto ▁the ▁stage , ▁and ▁ser en aded ▁by ▁the ▁mus icians . ▁A ▁ban quet ▁was ▁given ▁for ▁him ▁and ▁his ▁wife , ▁attended ▁by ▁leading ▁French ▁compos ers ▁and ▁artists , ▁and ▁he ▁found ▁the ▁cultural ▁climate ▁of ▁Paris ▁con gen ial . ▁ ▁Once ▁in ▁England , ▁Ross ini ▁was ▁received ▁and ▁made ▁much ▁of ▁by ▁the ▁king , ▁George ▁IV , ▁although ▁the ▁composer ▁was ▁by ▁now ▁un im pressed ▁by ▁royal ty ▁and ▁arist ocracy . ▁Ross ini ▁and ▁Col b ran ▁had ▁signed ▁contract s ▁for ▁an ▁opera ▁season ▁at ▁the ▁King ' s ▁Theatre ▁in ▁the ▁Hay market . ▁Her ▁vocal ▁short com ings ▁were ▁a ▁serious ▁li ability , ▁and ▁she ▁rel uct antly ▁retired ▁from ▁performing . ▁Public ▁opinion ▁was ▁not ▁improved ▁by ▁Ross ini ' s ▁failure ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁new ▁opera , ▁as ▁promised . ▁The ▁im pres ario , ▁V inc en zo ▁Ben elli , ▁default ed ▁on ▁his ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁composer , ▁but ▁this ▁was ▁not ▁known ▁to ▁the ▁London ▁press ▁and ▁public , ▁who ▁bl amed ▁Ross ini . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁bi ography ▁of ▁the ▁composer , ▁Ga ia ▁Serv ad io ▁comments ▁that ▁Ross ini ▁and ▁England ▁were ▁not ▁made ▁for ▁each ▁other . ▁He ▁was ▁pro str ated ▁by ▁the ▁Channel ▁crossing , ▁and ▁was ▁unlikely ▁to ▁be ▁ent h used ▁by ▁the ▁English ▁weather