In 1818, Madame Catalani's "privilège", or royal permission to perform, was revoked, and the theatre shut down. It was then decided to hand over administration of the theatre, now known as the Théâtre Royal Italien, to the Academie Royale de Musique (as the Paris Opéra was known at that time), while maintaining the autonomy of each establishment. Paër again served as director from 1819 to 1824 and 1826 to 1827. From 1819 to 1825 the company performed at the Salle Louvois, which only accommodated 1100 spectators. Several Paris premieres of Rossini operas were given there: "Il barbiere di Siviglia" (26 October 1819), "Torvaldo e Dorliska" (21 November 1820), "Otello" (5 June 1821), and "Tancredi" (23 April 1822). His operas were so popular, that some of his Paris premieres were given at the larger Salle Le Peletier, including "La gazza ladra" (18 September 1821), "Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra" (10 March 1822), "Mosè in Egitto" (20 October 1822), and "La donna del lago" (7 September 1824, produced under Rossini's supervision).