A contemporaneous Italian writer wrote: "Nobody after Mayer has understood how a composer can take advantage of a sensible usage of the chorus.

In his review of the Novara performance,[5] which used different versions of the opera, the Italian music critic Giangiorgio Satragni noted "the resounding of features of Rossini's style" and emphasized, among the pieces of the opera, Emerico's cavatina "Soave all'anima" and Clotilde's aria "Deh!

Clotilde asks for help the inhabitants of a nearby village and obtains hospitality from the innkeeper Jacopone, who plans to abuse her.

During the preparations for the party, the same Clotilde plays the role of the bride: she is introduced as a cousin of Jacopone but does not find the strength of revealing her true identity.

Clotilde: Adelina Scarabelli Emerico: Amedeo Moretti Sivaldo: Daniele Cusari Isabella: Ornella Vecchierelli Jacopone: Davide Rocca Tartufo: Marco Trilli Agata: Gabrielle Selvaggio