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
Piazza della Scala Piazza della Scala Piazza della Scala is a pedestrian central square of Milan, Italy, connected to the main square of Milan, Piazza del Duomo, by the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II passage. It is named after the renowned Teatro alla Scala opera house, which occupies the north-western side of the square; the building actually includes both the opera house and the Museo Teatrale alla Scala (La Scala Museum), dedicated to the history of La Scala and opera in general. On the opposite side to "La Scala", to the south-east, is the facade of Palazzo Marino, Milan's city hall. Another relevant building