'Les vêpres siciliennes' (The Sicilian Vespers) was first performed at the Académie Impériale de Musique in Paris on June 13, 1855, to great critical acclaim. However, in travelling to then-conservative Italy it got Verdi into trouble with the censors for its tale of rebellions and tyrants. The plot had to be changed, and a happy ending was inserted in Naples and Palermo! This version of the libretto by Eugene Scribe is in Italian and English (the translation being by William Weaver).
I Vespiri Siciliani
| Arrangement | Opera |
| Genres | Opera, Romantic |
| Format | Libretto |
| NumberOfPages | 60 |
| Media | Book(softcover, stapled) |
| Series | G. Schirmer's Collection of Opera Librettos |
| Publisher | G. Schirmer |
| Contributors | Verdi, Giuseppe (Artist) |
| Language | English, Italian |
| ISBN | 9780634016387 |
| UPC | 073999230123 |