, ▁ 1 8 2 7 ), ▁and ▁the ▁previously ▁mentioned ▁L ' U lt imo ▁giorno ▁di ▁Pom pe i ▁( N ap les , ▁ 1 8 2 5 ). ▁ ▁In ▁Aless andro ▁nelle ▁Ind ie , ▁the ▁title ▁role ▁of ▁Aless andro ▁was ▁created ▁by ▁a ▁bar it onal ▁ten or , ▁Andrea ▁No zz ari , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁s ung ▁by ▁the ▁much ▁l ighter - vo iced ▁Giovanni ▁David ▁at ▁the ▁Milan ▁rev ival , ▁indicating ▁Pac ini ' s ▁desire ▁to ▁go ▁in ▁a ▁new ▁direction . ▁Arab i ▁nelle ▁Gall ie ▁( Mil an , ▁ 1 8 2 7 ) ▁reached ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁world ' s ▁most ▁important ▁stages ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Pac ini ▁opera ▁to ▁be ▁given ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁It ▁was ▁st aged ▁frequently ▁in ▁Italy , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁until ▁ 1 8 3 0 ▁that ▁Bell ini ' s ▁first ▁success , ▁Il ▁pir ata ▁( also ▁Milan , ▁ 1 8 2 7 ) ▁passed ▁Gli ▁arab i ▁nelle ▁Gall ie ▁in ▁number ▁of ▁performances ▁at ▁the ▁Teatro ▁alla ▁Scala . ▁While ▁this ▁is ▁not ▁generally ▁recognized , ▁it ▁was ▁Pac ini , ▁rather ▁than ▁Don iz etti , ▁Mer c ad ante ▁or ▁Bell ini , ▁who ▁gave ▁Ross ini ▁the ▁st iff est ▁competition ▁in ▁Italy ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 8 2 0 s . ▁ ▁Many ▁oper as ▁followed ▁that ▁are ▁almost ▁completely ▁forgotten . ▁However , ▁one ▁of ▁these