Teresa Belloc-Giorgi Simon Mayr's "Medea in Corinto" in 1823, and Isabella in the first performance of "L'inganno felice" in Venice in 1812. She favored Rossini roles and created Ninetta, a soprano part, in "La gazza ladra" at La Scala in 1817. However, the contralto roles of "La Cenerentola", "Tancredi", and Isabella in "L'italiana in Algeri" were her most successful roles. In 1818, Belloc-Giorgi appeared in London under the name of Bellochi, but failed to find success and returned to Milan. She married a Frenchman and retired in 1828. She died in San Giorgio Canavese. Teresa Belloc-Giorgi Maria Teresa Belloc-Giorgi (Bellochi; Giorgi-Belloc; née
La forza del destino (1867). Following these productions, Verdi made further, more extensive revisions to the opera with additions to the libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni. This version, which premiered at La Scala, Milan, on 27 February 1869, has become the standard performance version. The most important changes were a new overture (replacing a brief prelude); the addition of a final scene to Act 3, following the duel between Carlo and Alvaro; and a new ending, in which Alvaro remains alive, instead of throwing himself off a cliff to his death. The opera in this version is frequently performed in the world's opera houses today.