He brought out an opera , PERSON@1 il grande , at LOCATION@1 -LRB- NUMBER@1 -RRB- on a scale of magnificence that ruined him , for the piece was a complete failure , despite the presence of PERSON@2 in the title-role .

In NUMBER@1 he produced an opera , PERSON@1 il grande , at LOCATION@1 , but it cost a ridiculous amount of money and he was financially ruined .
