baɪ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪn hiː wʌz səksˈɛsfəl ɪnˈʌf tə tˈeɪk ˌoʊvɚ ðə ɹˈɔɪəl tˈiːtɹoʊ sˌæn kˈɑːɹloʊ, ðə mˈeɪdʒɚɹ ˈɑːpɚɹə hˈaʊs, æz wˈɛl æz ðə sˈɛkənd ɹˈɔɪəl θˈiəɾɚ, ðə njuːˈoʊvoʊ, ænd tˈuː ɐdˈɪʃənəl wˈʌnz ʌntˈɪl wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ, ænd lˈɪvd ɪnðə pɐlˈætsoʊ bɑːɹbˈɑːdʒə ɪnðə kwˌɔːɹɾiˈɛɹ sˌæn fˌɜːdɪnˈændoʊ.
By 1809 he was successful enough to take over the royal Teatro San Carlo, the major opera house, as well as the second royal theatre, the Nuovo, and two additional ones until 1824, and lived in the Palazzo Barbaja in the quartiere San Ferdinando.