▁April ▁ 1 8 1 2 ) ▁was ▁pr udent ▁enough , ▁but ▁Pas qu ale ▁S og ner ' s ▁" M aria ▁Stu arda ▁o ss ia ▁I ▁carbon ari ▁di ▁S co zia " ▁( V en ice , ▁ 2 6 ▁December ▁ 1 8 1 4 ) ▁– ▁om itting ▁to ▁name ▁the ▁poet ▁– ▁spark ed - off ▁a ▁political ▁row , ▁which ▁was ▁soon ▁stamp ed - out ▁by ▁the ▁newly ▁installed ▁Aust ri ans ▁in ▁Ven ice ▁who ▁put ▁a ▁stop ▁to ▁all ▁such ▁prov ocation , ▁as ▁they ▁saw ▁it ▁to ▁be . ▁When ▁the ▁Ne ap ol itan ▁M iche le ▁Car af a ▁st aged ▁his ▁" El is ab etta ▁in ▁Derby shire ▁o ss ia ▁Il ▁cast ello ▁di ▁F other ing h ay " ▁with ▁a ▁libre tto ▁by ▁Antonio ▁Per ac chi ▁at ▁La ▁Fen ice ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁December ▁ 1 8 1 8 ▁( based ▁upon ▁Sch iller ), ▁the ▁ma estro ▁took ▁care ▁not ▁to ▁ups et ▁anyone ▁with ▁either ▁its ▁title ▁or ▁its ▁text ▁( only ▁with ▁some ▁of ▁its ▁sp elling ), ▁while ▁Sa ver io ▁Mer c ad ante , ▁whose ▁" M aria ▁Stu arda , ▁reg ina ▁di ▁S co zia " ▁with ▁a ▁text ▁by ▁the ▁Ven ice - based ▁Ga et ano ▁Ros si ▁( B olog na , ▁ 2 9 ▁May ▁ 1 8 2 1 ), ▁though ▁not ▁more ▁than ▁ob liqu ely ▁dependent