An opera in two acts
Libretto by Scribe and Delestre-Poirson
Music by ROSSINI sung in French
Villagers, ladies-in-waiting, cavaliers
CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA OF R.A.I.. TURIN
Chorus-Master, Ruggero Maghini Conducted by VITTORIO GUI
Recording of a performance broadcast in Italy: made available by courtesy of Radiotelevisione Italiana
The action takes place in Touraine at the time of the Crusades
Act 1: Outside the main gate of the castle of Formoutiert