1 3 ). ▁ ▁Ross ini ▁maintained ▁his ▁links ▁with ▁Bolog na , ▁where ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 1 ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁success ▁direct ing ▁Hay dn ' s ▁The ▁Se asons , ▁and ▁a ▁failure ▁with ▁his ▁first ▁full - length ▁opera , ▁L ' equiv oco ▁stra v ag ante . ▁He ▁also ▁worked ▁for ▁opera ▁houses ▁in ▁Ferr ara ▁and ▁Rome . ▁In ▁mid - 1 8 1 2 ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁commission ▁from ▁La ▁Scala , ▁Milan , ▁where ▁his ▁two - act ▁comedy ▁La ▁p iet ra ▁del ▁par ag one ▁ran ▁for ▁fifty - three ▁performances , ▁a ▁considerable ▁run ▁for ▁the ▁time , ▁which ▁brought ▁him ▁not ▁only ▁financial ▁benefits , ▁but ▁exem ption ▁from ▁military ▁service ▁and ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁ma estro ▁di ▁cart ello ▁– ▁a ▁composer ▁whose ▁name ▁on ▁advert ising ▁post ers ▁guaranteed ▁a ▁full ▁house . ▁The ▁following ▁year ▁his ▁first ▁opera ▁seria , ▁Tan cre di , ▁did ▁well ▁at ▁La ▁Fen ice ▁in ▁Ven ice , ▁and ▁even ▁better ▁at ▁Ferr ara , ▁with ▁a ▁re written , ▁trag ic ▁ending . ▁The ▁success ▁of ▁Tan cre di ▁made ▁Ross ini ' s ▁name ▁known ▁intern ation ally ; ▁produ ctions ▁of ▁the ▁opera ▁followed ▁in ▁London ▁( 1 8 2 0 ) ▁and ▁New ▁York ▁( 1 8 2 5 ). ▁Within ▁weeks ▁of ▁Tan cre di , ▁Ross ini ▁had ▁another ▁box - office ▁success ▁with ▁his ▁comedy ▁L ' ital iana ▁in ▁Al ger i