L'italiana in Algeri
After making his mark with a number of brilliant comic operas (most notably "Il barbiere di Siviglia", "La Cenerentola", "Il turco in Italia", and "L'italiana in Algeri"), Rossini turned more and more to serious opera ("opere serie"). During the years 1813 (when Rossini composed "Tancredi") until 1822 he wrote a considerable series of them, mostly for the Teatro di San Carlo, Naples".