in naples his first opera, "giacinta ed ernesto", premiered in 1827, and another, written for his native city, "i portoghesi in goa", was given there in 1830; neither of these was a great success, and in 1834 he went to paris, leaving it in 1835 at the suggestion of maria malibran for london, where he spent the remainder of his life. in 1836 he was given the conductorship of an operatic enterprise at the lyceum theatre, and brought out a short opera, "un anno ed un giorno", previously given in naples.