- known : ▁Il ▁bar bi ere ▁di ▁S iv iglia ▁( The ▁Bar ber ▁of ▁Se ville ). ▁There ▁was ▁already ▁a ▁popular ▁opera ▁of ▁that ▁title ▁by ▁P ais iel lo , ▁and ▁Ross ini ' s ▁version ▁was ▁originally ▁given ▁the ▁same ▁title ▁as ▁its ▁hero , ▁Al m av iva . ▁Despite ▁an ▁un success ful ▁opening ▁night , ▁with ▁m ish aps ▁on ▁stage ▁and ▁many ▁pro - P ais iel lo ▁and ▁anti - R oss ini ▁audience ▁members , ▁the ▁opera ▁quickly ▁became ▁a ▁success , ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁its ▁first ▁rev ival , ▁in ▁Bolog na ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁later , ▁it ▁was ▁bil led ▁by ▁its ▁present ▁Italian ▁title , ▁and ▁rapidly ▁e cli ps ed ▁P ais iel lo ' s ▁setting . ▁ ▁Ross ini ' s ▁oper as ▁for ▁the ▁Teatro ▁San ▁Carlo ▁were ▁substantial , ▁mainly ▁serious ▁pieces . ▁His ▁Ot ello ▁( 1 8 1 6 ) ▁prov oked ▁Lord ▁By ron ▁to ▁write , ▁" They ▁have ▁been ▁cru c ifying ▁O th ello ▁into ▁an ▁opera : ▁music ▁good , ▁but ▁lug ub ri ous ▁– ▁but ▁as ▁for ▁the ▁words !" ▁Non eth eless ▁the ▁piece ▁proved ▁generally ▁popular , ▁and ▁held ▁the ▁stage ▁in ▁frequent ▁rev iv als ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁over shadow ed ▁by ▁Ver di ' s ▁version , ▁seven ▁dec ades ▁later . ▁Among ▁his ▁other ▁works ▁for ▁the ▁house ▁were ▁Mos è ▁in ▁E git to , ▁based ▁on