▁Ern ani , ▁thus ▁out st ri pping ▁Pac ini . ▁ ▁This ▁period ▁of ▁accomplish ments ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁long ▁but ▁slow ▁ ▁decl ine , ▁marked ▁only ▁by ▁the ▁moder ate ▁success es ▁of ▁La ▁pun izione ▁( V en ice , ▁ 1 8 5 4 ), ▁Il ▁salt im ban co ▁( R ome , ▁ 1 8 5 8 ), ▁and ▁Nic col ò ▁de ' ▁L api ▁( F lor ence , 1 8 7 3 ). ▁ ▁Pac ini ▁died ▁in ▁P es cia , ▁T usc any ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 7 . ▁During ▁his ▁lifetime , ▁he ▁produced ▁much ▁music ▁of ▁high ▁cal iber . ▁His ▁output ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁ 7 0 ▁stage ▁works ▁is ▁st agger ing ▁even ▁compared ▁to ▁Ross ini ▁( 4 1 ▁oper as ) ▁and ▁Hand el ▁( 4 3   oper as ), ▁and ▁he ▁will ▁always ▁be ▁remembered , ▁with ▁Don iz etti , ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁pro l ific ▁compos ers ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁opera . ▁ ▁Oper as ▁ ▁References ▁Notes ▁ ▁S ources ▁B alth azar , ▁Scott ▁L .; ▁Michael ▁Rose ▁( 1 9 9 8 ), ▁ ▁" P ac ini , ▁Giovanni ", ▁in ▁Stanley ▁Sad ie , ▁( Ed .), ▁The ▁New ▁Gro ve ▁Dictionary ▁of ▁Opera , ▁Vol . ▁Three , ▁pp .   8 0 8 – 8 1 2 . ▁London : ▁Mac mill an ▁Publish ers , ▁Inc . ▁▁▁