Angelo, Tyrant of Padua () is an 1835 play by the French writer Victor Hugo.Berlanstein p.97 It is a historical work on podestà Angelo, set in Padua in northern Italy. It was a return to the theatre for Hugo, whose previous work Marie Tudor had been a failure.Stanton & Barnham p.175
Adaptations The play has been adapted into a number of different works, including: Il giuramento, an 1837 opera composed by Saverio Mercadante Angelo, an 1876 opera composed by César Cui La Gioconda, an 1876 opera composed by Amilcare Ponchielli Angelo, Tyrant of Padua, a 1928 opera composed by Alfred Bruneau The Tyrant of Padua, a 1946 Italian film directed by Max Neufeld
References
Bibliography Berlanstein, Lenard R. Daughters of Eve: A Cultural History of French Theater Women from the Old Regime to the Fin de Siècle. Harvard University Press, 2009. Stanton, Sarah & Barnham, Marting. The Cambridge Paperback Guide to Theatre. Cambridge University Press, 1996.
External links Angelo, tyran de Padoue – Internet Archive