Nevertheless, the lighter new opéra-comiques of Boieldieu and Isouard were a bigger hit with French audiences, who also flocked to the Théâtre-Italien to see traditional opera buffa and works in the newly fashionable bel canto style, especially those by Rossini, whose fame was sweeping across Europe.
Ikke desto mindre var lysere, nye opéras comiques af Boieldieu og Isouard et større hit hos det franske publikum, der også strømmede til Théâtre-Italien for at se traditionelle opere buffe og værker i den nye, fashionable bel canto-stil, især værker af Rossini, hvis berømmelse var udbredt over hele Europa.