ɐmˌʌŋ ðə wˈɜːks hiː kəmˈɪʃənd wɜːɹ ˈɑːpɚɹəz baɪ ɡiːtˈɑːnoʊ dənˈaɪzti, vɪnsˈɛnzoʊ bɛlˈiːni, ænd kˈɑːɹl mɚɹˈiːə vˈɑːn wˈɛbɚ.
Among the works he commissioned were operas by Gaetano Donizetti, Vincenzo Bellini, and Carl Maria von Weber.