 This may be the score which Donizetti presented to Rubini, who presumably passed it through the hands of Giovanni Ricordi to Merelli.The sparkling overture includes a theme which is quite similar to that of Don Profondo's aria Medaglie Incomparabili from "Il viaggio a Reims" by Rossini.The opera premiered on 10 September 1839 at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, where it received twelve performances.