Title: Opera playbill for Adelina Patti in "Lucia di Lammermoor," "La Traviata" and "Il Poliuto, or, The Martyrs" at the American Academy of Music, Philadelphia, December 10, 1859
Description: American Academy of Music. Italian Opera. Musical director and conductor, Signor Muzio, leader, Theo. Thomas, chorus master, Mr. Hensler, stage manager, Sig. Amati Dubreul. This (Saturday) evening, Dec. 10, at 7 1/2 o'clock, the performances will commence with Donizetti's opera, in 3 acts, of "Lucia di Lammermoor" ... to be followed by the 1st act of Verdi's "La Traviata" ... to conclude with the last act of Donizetti's opera of "Il Poliuto, or, The Martyrs."