Title: Opera playbill for "Il Poliuto, or, The Martyrs," at the American Academy of Music, Philadelphia, December 5, 1859
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.