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Angelo, Tyrant of Padua

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Originally published
  
1835

Author
  
Victor Hugo

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Angelo, Tyrant of Padua (French: Angelo, tyran de Padoue) is an 1835 play by the French writer Victor Hugo. It is a historical work on podestà Angelo, set in Padua in northern Italy. It was a return to the theatre for Hugo, whose previous work Marie Tudor had been a failure.

Adaptations

The play has been adapted into a number of different works including:

  • Il giuramento, an 1837 opera composed by Saverio Mercadante
  • Angelo, an 1876 opera composed by César Cui
  • La Gioconda, an 1876 opera composed by Amilcare Ponchielli
  • Angelo, Tyrant of Padua, a 1928 opera composed by Alfred Bruneau
  • The Tyrant of Padua, a 1946 Italian film directed by Max Neufeld

    • References

    Angelo, Tyrant of Padua Wikipedia
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