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Why did Gioachino Rossini decide to leave Italy after Semiramide was performed in Venice?
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After the premiere of Semiramide in 1823, Gioachino Rossini decided to leave Italy because the Venetian public failed to understand his ambitious and complex work. Disappointed by this reception, he resolved to stop composing for his countrymen and subsequently departed the country.1