I Lombardi alla prima crociata The Lombards on the First Crusade was Verdis fourth opera and received its first performance at La Scala Milan in February 1843 The grandiloquent subject matter is fleshedout with broadbrushed musical and dramatic effects and lavish choral scenes created a correspondingly impressive impact A great success in Milan it spread to the rest of Europe within a matter of only a few years
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