 Antonio Tosi writing in "Rivista Teatrale di Roma" had praise for the leading singers, but contrasted "Bianca e Fernando" with Bellini's mature works, writing that in this early opera Bellini had "followed the method of those numerous servile imitators of the Rossinian style who, lacking that master's genius and distinction, remained unaware that in the fine arts, not copies, but creations are wanted, not imitations, but originality.The opera has been rarely performed in modern times.It was revived in a staged performance in Genoa in 1978 with Cristina Deutekom and Werner Hollweg in the title roles and given a concert performance in London in 1981.