. ▁Don iz etti ▁had ▁depart ed ▁for ▁Paris , ▁Bell ini ▁had ▁died , ▁and ▁Mer c ad ante ' s ▁major ▁success es ▁were ▁behind ▁him , ▁thus ▁Ver di ▁offered ▁the ▁only ▁important ▁competition . ▁ ▁Pac ini ' s ▁success es ▁during ▁this ▁time ▁period ▁include ▁La ▁fid anz ata ▁cors a ▁( N ap les , ▁ 1 8 4 2 ), ▁Maria , ▁reg ina ▁d ' In gh il terra ▁( Pal ermo , ▁ 1 8 4 3 ), ▁M ede a ▁( Pal ermo , ▁ 1 8 4 3 ▁with ▁several ▁later ▁revis ions , ▁the ▁last ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁in ▁Nap les ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 3 ), ▁Lor enz ino ▁de ' ▁Med ici ▁( V en ice , ▁ 1 8 4 5 ), ▁Bond el mon te ▁( F lor ence , ▁ 1 8 4 5 ), ▁St ella ▁di ▁Napoli ▁( N ap les , 1 8 4 5 ) ▁and ▁La ▁reg ina ▁di ▁C ip ro ▁( T ur in , ▁ 1 8 4 6 ). ▁All an ▁Camer on ▁( V en ice , ▁ 1 8 4 8 ) ▁is ▁not ew orth y ▁because ▁it ▁de als ▁with ▁the ▁youth ▁of ▁King ▁Charles ▁II , ▁before ▁he ▁was ▁crown ed ▁King ▁of ▁England . ▁ ▁In ▁contrast — by ▁ 1 8 4 4 — V erd i ▁had ▁written ▁N ab u cco , ▁I ▁Lomb ardi , ▁and