Anton Haizinger heard Haizinger sing in concerts, and offered him an engagement at the theatre; Haizinger gave up teaching. Haizinger's first roles at Theater an der Wien, in 1821, were in two operas by Rossini, as Gianetto in "La gazza ladra" and Lindoro in "L'italiana in Algeri". He soon became well-known in Vienna. The role of Adolar in Weber's opera "Euryanthe", premiered in 1823 at the Theater am Kärntnertor, was created for him, and he was a soloist in the premiere in 1824 of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony at the same theatre. He continued studies with Antonio Salieri. At this time, Italian opera
History of Milan capital of the Cisalpine Republic. Later, he declared Milan capital of the Kingdom of Italy and was crowned in the Duomo. Once Napoleon's occupation ended, the Congress of Vienna returned Lombardy, and Milan, along with Veneto, to Austrian control in 1815. During this period, Milan became a centre of lyric opera. Here in the 1770s Mozart had premiered three operas at the Teatro Regio Ducal. Later La Scala became the reference theatre in the world, with its premières of Bellini, Donizetti, Rossini and Verdi. Verdi himself is interred in the Casa di Riposo per Musicisti, his present to Milan. In