Existing Pieces From The Opera
- Overtura – an upbeat, presto instrumental piece which develops into a more lethargic pensive mood
- Quartetto – "Ah, ah che ridere" (Pulcherio, Papparelli, Bettina, Don Asdrubale)
- Aria (fragment) – "Nacqui all'aria trionfale" (Eugenia)
- Aria (fragment) – "Dove mai trovar quel ciglio?" (Pulcherio)
- Terzetto – "Che accidenti" (Papparelli, Don Asdrubale, Eugenia)
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