ɐmˌʌŋ ðə sˈɪŋɚz ɪn bˈɑːɹbeɪəz kˈʌmpəni fɔːɹ hˈuːm ɹɔsˈiːni ɹˈoʊt ɐ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv ɹˈoʊlz dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪs pˈiəɹɪəd wɜː ðə tˈɛnɚz dʒəvˈɑːni dˈeɪvɪd ænd ˈændɹiə nəzˈɑːɹɹi, ðə bˈeɪs mɪʃˈɛl bˌɛnɪdˈɛɾi ænd ðə ɡɹˈeɪt mˈɛzoʊsəpɹˈɑːnoʊ ˌɪseɪbˈɛlə kˈoʊlbɹən.
Among the singers in Barbaia's company for whom Rossini wrote a number of roles during this period were the tenors Giovanni David and Andrea Nozzari, the bass Michele Benedetti and the great mezzo-soprano Isabella Colbran.