La gazza ladra the opera for subsequent productions in Pesaro; and then in 1819 for the Teatro del Fondo, in Naples, in 1820 for the Teatro di San Carlo, Naples, and in 1866 revised the music for performance in Paris. The first performance of "The Thieving Magpie" in England was at the King's Theatre, London, on 10 March 1821. As the French-language "La pie voleuse", the opera's first performance in the United States was at the Théâtre d'Orléans, New Orleans, on 30 December 1828. In 1941, Riccardo Zandonai composed a version of "The Thieving Magpie" for a revival of the opera in Pesaro.
La Gioconda (opera) opera", the equivalent of French "Grand-Opéra". Ponchielli revised the work several times; the version that is played today was first given in 1880. There are several complete recordings of the opera, and it is regularly performed, especially in Italy. It is one of only a few operas that features a principal role for each of the six major voice types. "La Gioconda" was first performed at the Teatro alla Scala, Milan, on 8 April 1876. It was especially successful in its third and final version first seen at the same theatre on 28 March 1880. The opera had its American