Angelo, Tyrant of Padua

Angelo, Tyrant of Padua is an 1835 play by the French writer Victor Hugo. 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.

Adaptations

The play has been adapted into a number of different works, including:Il giuramento, an 1837 opera composed by Saverio MercadanteAngelo, an 1876 opera composed by César CuiLa Gioconda, an 1876 opera composed by Amilcare PonchielliAngelo, Tyrant of Padua, a 1928 opera composed by Alfred BruneauThe Tyrant of Padua, a 1946 Italian film directed by Max Neufeld