I Lombardi alla Prima Crociata is an operatic dramma lirico in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Temistocle Solera, based on an epic poem by Tommaso Grossi, which was "very much a child of its age; a grand historical novel with... Wikipedia
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Librettist: Temistocle Solera
First performance: February 11, 1843, Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy