February 11, 1843: the first of I LOMBARDI ALLA PRIMA CROCIATA

11 February 1843, Saturday

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Held at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, la premiere de “I Lombardi alla prima Crociata”, in its original version, Opera in 1 prelude and 4 toTTI (1.La revenge, 2. man of the cavern, 3.La conversion, 4.Il Holy Sepulchre) of Giuseppe Verdi, booklet by Temistocle Solera (from Tommaso Grossi), Director Eugenio Cavallini.


The fourth work of Giuseppe Verdi He had good success, as was the case for Nabucco about a year before.

Verdi He also made a French version of this work entitled “Jérusalem” that would be staged all’ Opéra National de Paris the 26 November 1847.

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