La Rose de Florence

La Rose de Florence was billed as an opera in two acts and three tableaux with a libretto by Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges and music by Emmanuele Biletta. It had its world premiere at the theatre of the Imperial Academy of Music on 10 November 1856 with sets by Despléchin . The action of the opera begins in Florence at the elegant home of the goldsmith Césario. A serenade is heard beneath the balcony, and a bouquet is hurled through the window. Julia reads a letter attached to the flowers…