An opera in four acts
Libretto by Joseph Mery and Camille du Lode
Music by VERDI sung in Italian
VIENNA STATE OPERA CHORUS
VIENNA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Conducted by NELLO SANTI
Producer. Gustaf Griindgens
Recording of a performance at the 1960 Salzburg Festival: made available by courtesy of the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation
The action takes place in Spain in the middle of the sixteenth century
ACT I Scene 1: The cloister of the convent of St. Just
Acr 1 Scene 2: A fountain court adjoining the cloisters
ACT 2 Scene 1: The gardens of the Queen in Madrid
ACT 2 Scene 2: A large square in front of the church of Our Lady of Antioch Noël Goodwin writes on page 23

A conversation with Henry Mayhew
Adapted and produced by Douglas Cleverdon from Mayhew's
London Labour and the London Poor

ACT 3 Scene 1: The King's private chamber in Madrid
ACT 3 Scene 2: A subterranean prison
Act 4: The cloisters of the convent of St. Just