Based on Victor Hugo's play, Angelo, tyran de Padoue.
Tobia Gorrio was the pseudonym of Arrigo Boito.
Orchestral accompaniment arranged for piano.
"Rappresentato per la prima volta nel Teatro all Scala in Milano l'8 aprile 1876."
Publisher's dedication to Maddalena Mariani-Masi: p. [1]; t.p.: p. [1] (2nd group); publisher's device: p. [2] (2nd group); "Personaggi" and "Esecutori": p. [3] (2nd group); libretto: p. [5]-25 (2nd group); "Indice": p. [26] (2nd group).
Pl. no.: 44864; p. 1-8 (containing the Sinfonia) also have 44975; except on p. 12 and 196, the pl. no. is preceded and followed by c, a, r, z, or t.
"Stampato colle macchine celeri del R. Stabilimento Ricordi"--p. 1.
P. 196-197 and 355 have been reengraved.
Possible first edition; issue similar, though not identical, to that described in Fuld, p. 191.
Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918, librettist.
Saladino, Michele, 1835-1912, arranger.
Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885. Angelo, tyran de Padoue.