Another source was Alexandre Duval's comedy Le menuisier de Livonie, ou Les illustres voyageurs (1805).

[1] Donizetti's Il falegname di Livonia was premiered on 26 December 1819 at the opening of the 1819/1820 Carnival season at the Teatro San Samuele in Venice.

[citation needed] In 2004, the opera was presented by the Festival della Valle d'Itria in Martina Franca; those performances were recorded.

He claims to be of noble origin and shows that he has a bit of a temper when the tsar and his wife, Catherine, arrive, both travelling incognito.

Hoping that this would be an opportunity to advance himself, the magistrate tries to intervene, but since the tsar has already recognized him for what he is, he is fired from his position of authority and is ordered to pay a fine.