▁drama . ▁ ▁The ▁role ▁that ▁Pac ini ▁played ▁in ▁inst itut ing ▁these ▁changes ▁is ▁only ▁now ▁beginning ▁to ▁be ▁recognized . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁little ▁doubt ▁that ▁Pac ini ▁and ▁his ▁contemporary ▁Nicola ▁V ac ca i ▁ex ert ed ▁a ▁stronger ▁influence ▁on ▁Bell ini ▁than ▁has ▁been ▁cred ited ▁before . ▁This ▁change ▁in ▁attitude ▁can ▁be ▁cred ited ▁to ▁the ▁rev ival ▁of ▁two ▁key ▁works : ▁V ac ca i ' s ▁Giul iet ta ▁e ▁Rome o ▁and ▁Pac ini ' s ▁L ' ultimo ▁giorno ▁di ▁Pom pe i , ▁both ▁composed ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 5 ▁within ▁a ▁few ▁weeks ▁of ▁each ▁other . ▁ ▁The ▁success ▁of ▁many ▁of ▁Pac ini ' s ▁l ighter ▁oper as ▁especially ▁Il ▁Bar one ▁di ▁D ols heim , ▁La ▁sp osa ▁f ede le , ▁and ▁La ▁sch ia va ▁in ▁Bag d ad ▁( all ▁composed ▁between ▁ 1 8 1 8 ▁and ▁ 1 8 2 0 ) ▁made ▁Pac ini ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁prominent ▁compos ers ▁in ▁Italy . ▁His ▁position ▁was ▁greatly ▁en hanced ▁by ▁the ▁rapid - fire ▁success es ▁of ▁Aless andro ▁nelle ▁Ind ie ▁( N ap les , ▁ 1 8 2 4 , ▁re vised , ▁Milan , ▁ 1 8 2 6 ; ▁given ▁and ▁recorded ▁in ▁London ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 6 ), ▁Ama z ilia ▁( N ap les ▁ 1 8 2 4 , ▁re vised , ▁Vienna