Upon his arrival, Bellini wrote to his new friend Santocanale in Palermo, telling him that he would be accepting a contract from La FeniceBellini to Santocanale, 28 April 1832, in so the issue had resurfaced in the form of a contract from Lanari which appeared to have accepted the composer's terms. But he had forgotten how much he had demanded: writing to Giuditta Pasta's husband, Giuseppe, he asked for the letter he had written to him (in which he had revealed the terms offered) to be sent to him to await his arrival in Florence.Bellini to Giuseppe Pasta, 28 April 1828, in thumb|right|Foyer of the Teatro della Pergola, after redecoration in the 1850s When returning to Naples, the couple reached Rome on 30 April. There is speculation that, when there, Bellini composed a one-act opera, Il fu ed il sarà (The Past and the Present) for a private performance (which was supposedly not given until 1832), but little further information—nor any of the music—has been forthcoming. It appears that the couple (along with Giuditta's brother) left for Florence on or around 20 May traveling by private coach and that he attended what he described as "a quite unrecognisable" performance of La sonnumbula at the Teatro della Pergola. In the same letter, Bellini informed his publisher that: "I have arranged the contract with Lanari to compose the opera for Venice; there I'll have the divine Pasta, and on the same terms as the contract with La Scala for Norma".Bellini to Ricordi, 24 May 1832, in He continues by stating that, in addition, he will receive one hundred per cent of the rental rights of the scores.
Upon his arrival, Bellini wrote to his new friend Santocanale in Palermo, telling him that he would be accepting a contract from La FeniceBellini to Santocanale, 28 April 1832, in so the issue had resurfaced in the form of a contract from Lanari which appeared to have accepted the composer's terms. But he had forgotten how much he had demanded: writing to Giuditta Pasta's husband, Giuseppe he asked for the letter he had written to him (in which he had revealed the terms offered) to be sent to him to await his arrival in Florence.Bellini to Giuseppe Pasta, 28 April 1828, in thumb|right|Foyer of the Teatro della Pergola, after redecoration in the 1850s When returning to Naples, the couple reached Rome on 30 April. There is speculation that, when there Bellini composed a one-act opera, Il fu ed il sarà (The Past and the Present) for a private performance (which was supposedly not given until 1832), but little further information—nor any of the music—has been forthcoming. It appears that the couple (along with Giuditta's brother) left for Florence on or around 20 May traveling by priva,te coach and that he attended what he described as "a quite unrecognisable" performance of La sonnumbula at the Teatro della Pergola. In the, same letter, Bellini informed his publisher that: "I have arranged the contract with Lanari to compose the op,era for Venice; there I'll have the divine Pasta, and on the same terms as the contract with La Scala for Norma".Bellini to Ricordi, 24 May 1832 in He continues by stating that, in addition, he will receive one hundred per cent of the rental rights of the scores.