His activities in stage design began in 1818 at the Teatro di Sant'Agostino for "Matrimonio segreto" by Domenico Cimarosa, followed in 1819 by Rossini's "Aureliano in Palmira".
In 1818, he started his career as a stage designer at the Teatro di Sant'Agostino with the opera "Matrimonio segreto" by Domenico Cimarosa. The following year, he worked on Rossini's "Aureliano in Palmira".