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 | | The Naples theater impresario, Domenico Barbaja, had the good sense to give Rossini some latitude in their agreement, and the composer had (unwisely) made another commitment in Rome, this time to the rival Teatro Valle's impresario, Pietro Cartoni, to start the Carnival season on December 26. |
 | | Of course, all parties knew of a Cenerentola that had premiered in Milan just two and a half years before - Rossini had had two operas produced at the Teatro alla Scala during the same season and happened to be in there in April 1814, when the work had its premiere. |
 | | All of this was perfectly legal, as copyright had yet to become a real legal issue - one only had to live with verbal charges of plagiarism and general discontent among the parties involved. |
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