Verdi was commissioned to write a new opera by the La Fenice opera house in Venice in 1850, at a time when he was already a well-known composer with a degree of freedom in choosing the works he would prefer to set to music.
Verdi was commissioned to write a new opera by the La Fenice opera house in Venice in 1850. This was at a time. He was already a well-known composer with a degree of freedom in choosing the works. He would prefer to set to music the works.