MERCADANTE: Virginia*

MERCADANTE: Virginia* 7 April. Naples, S.C. Text by S. Cammarano (founded on Alfierfs tragedy). Three acts. Mercadante’s last opera, written in 1851, but not allowed to be acted then. Revived Turin 30 September 1877; Naples 7 February 1901. According to Clément , “… aux yeux des connaisseurs un des grands opéras modernes soumis au jugement du public … .”