▁bal let ▁played ▁a ▁very ▁small ▁part , ▁the ▁cost umes ▁and ▁sets ▁were ▁not ▁remarkable , ▁and ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁works ▁was ▁small ; ▁only ▁a ▁dozen ▁new ▁oper as ▁were ▁st aged ▁between ▁ 1 8 2 5 ▁and ▁ 1 8 7 0 ; ▁ ▁but ▁they ▁included ▁several ▁famous ▁works ▁of ▁ ▁Bel ▁C anto ▁opera , ▁including ▁ ▁I ▁Pur it ani ▁by ▁Bell ini ▁and ▁Mar ino ▁Fal iero ▁and ▁Don ▁Pas qu ale ▁by ▁Don iz etti . ▁Ver di ▁lived ▁primarily ▁in ▁Paris ▁between ▁ 1 8 4 5 ▁and ▁ 1 8 4 7 , ▁and ▁st aged ▁four ▁of ▁his ▁oper as ▁at ▁the ▁Thé âtre - Ital ien : ▁ ▁N ab u cco , ▁Ern ani , ▁I ▁due ▁F osc ari , ▁and ▁J ér usalem . ▁The ▁leading ▁Italian ▁sing ers ▁also ▁came ▁regularly ▁to ▁sing ▁at ▁the ▁Thé âtre - Ital ien , ▁including ▁Giovanni ▁Rub ini , ▁the ▁cre ator ▁of ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Art uro ▁in ▁Bell ini ' s ▁I ▁Pur it ani , ▁Giul ia ▁Gr isi , ▁F anny ▁Pers iani , ▁Henri ette ▁S ont ag ▁and ▁Gi ud it ta ▁P asta , ▁who ▁created ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Norm a ▁in ▁Bell ini ' s ▁opera . ▁ ▁French ▁compos ers ▁including ▁H ector ▁Ber li oz ▁strugg led ▁in ▁vain ▁against ▁the ▁t ide ▁of ▁Italian ▁oper as . ▁Ber li oz ▁succeeded ▁in ▁getting ▁his ▁opera ▁ ▁Ben ven