The opera was written as Rossini's composing career was beginning to slow down to one opera per year, and it appeared almost a year after Bianca e Falliero, although it was succeeded very quickly by Matilde di Shabran.
A ópera compúxose cando a carreira de Rossini comezouse a limitar a unha soa ópera por ano, e apareceu case un ano despois de Bianca e Falliero, aínda que lle sucedeu inmediatamente Matilde di Shabran.