It was Rossini's last opera with an Italian libretto. The opera libretto was by Anton Perry. These alterations have been incorporated into the opera's libretto and score since then. The opera, with a libretto by Cardinal Vincenzo Grimani, ran for 27 nights successively. Surtitles are not used, but some audience members follow along in the libretto. The French adaptation of the libretto was published in 1865. The music was written by David Bishop and the libretto by Carlos Morton. It includes translations of the libretto. Below is a synopsis based on the original 1892 libretto by Marius Petipa. This synopsis is based on the revised libretto. The production wove Spanish lyrics and dialogue into the English libretto. Donizetti insisted on a number of changes from the original Scribe libretto. He was evidently impressed by Handel and asked him to set his new libretto, "Agrippina". A weak libretto and unsatisfactory staging exacerbated the poor reception. Again with a revised libretto, which is the 3rd and final edition.