While the overture was written specifically for this opera, it is probably the best known piece from the work, because, along with other music from "La gazzetta", it was incorporated into "La Cenerentola". These borrowings may have speeded up the process of composition, but Charles Osborne notes that "on this occasion, Rossini failed to complete the opera with his usual alacrity" and speculates that it may have been caused by his attraction to the soprano Isabella Colbran. It opened a month later than originally scheduled.