Opera playbill for "Il Poliuto, or, The Martyrs," at the American Academy of Music, Philadelphia, December 5, 1859
Contributors: Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848; Academy of Music (Philadelphia, Pa.); Theater Playbills and Programs Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: U.S. Steam-Power Printing Office, Ledger Buildings
Published: 1859
Place of publication: [Philadelphia]
Language: eng
Other titles: Poliuto; Martyrs
Description: American Academy of Music. The Opera! Monday, December 5th, opening night of the season! First performance in Philadelphia of Donizetti's celebrated opera, in three acts, of "Il Poliuto, or, The Martyrs," which was brought out last May simultaneously in Paris and New York, and met with unqualified success. It will be given with the new and splendid mise en scene as at the New York Academy of Music ... The full orchestra & chorus from the New York Academy of Music under the direction of Sig. Muzio.
Notes: Title devised by Library staff from item.

Cast: Mad. Gazzaniga, Sig. Brignoli, Sig. Amodio, Sig. Muller, Sig. Quinto, Sig. Shele.

"Wednesday evening, December 7th, Verdi's new grand opera of The Sicilian Vespers: will be performed for the first time in Philadelphia, with the same grand mise en scene as in the Academy of Music, New York ... On Thursday, December 8th, debut of Mlle. Adelina Patti in Lucia di Lammermoor!"

In: American theater programs of the late 19th and 20th centuries (Library of Congress).