I Lituani

I Lithuani
Opera by Amilcare Ponchielli
Poster from the opera's
19th century production
LibrettistAntonio Ghislanzoni
LanguageItalian
Premiere
7 March 1874 (1874-03-07)
Teatro all Scala, Milan

I Lituani (The Lithuanians) is an opera consisting of a prologue and three acts by Amilcare Ponchielli to an Italian libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni, based on the historical poem Konrad Wallenrod written by Lithuanian-Polish poet Adam Mickiewicz. It premiered at La Scala in Milan on 7 March 1874.[1]

  1. ^ Arias, Enrique Alberto (1991). "Ponchielli's I Lituani: Its Historical, Stylistic and Literary Sources". LITUANUS (Volume 37, No.2 - Summer 1991). Archived from the original on 2011-01-06. Retrieved 2006-09-13.