I Lombardi alla prima crociata (The Lombards on the First Crusade) is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Temistocle Solera, based epic poem by Tommaso Grossi. First performance: Teatro alla Scala, Milan, February 11, 1843. This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Giuseppe Verdi, by Giovanni Boldini, 1886 (National Gallery of Modern Art, Rome) Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi (October 10, 1813 – January 27, 1901) is to date the most influential composer of the 19th centurys Italian School of Opera. ... A libretto is the complete body of words used in an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, sacred or secular oratorio and cantata, musical, and ballet. ... Temistocle Solera (December 25, 1815 – April 21, 1878) was an opera composer and librettist. ... Tommaso Grossi (January 20, 1791 - December 10, 1853), Lombard poet and novelist, was born at Bellano, on the Lake of Como. ... La Scala The Teatro alla Scala (or La Scala for short), in Milan, Italy, is one of the worlds most famous opera houses. ... Milan (Italian: Milano; Milanese dialect: Milán) is the main city in northern Italy, and is located in the plains of Lombardy, the most populated and developed region in Italy. ... February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1843 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

The opera was revised as Jérusalem to a French libretto by Alphonse Royer and Gustave Vaëz. First performance: Académie Royale de Musique, Paris, November 26, 1847. The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... November 26 is the 330th day (331st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...