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.
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.