8 5 0 ▁it ▁became ▁clear ▁that ▁the ▁subject ▁was ▁beyond ▁Cam mar ano ' s ▁ability ▁to ▁fashion ▁into ▁a ▁libre tto , ▁and ▁so ▁it ▁was ▁abandoned . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁commit ment ▁to ▁Ric ord i ▁remained . ▁ ▁Ver di ▁had ▁returned ▁to ▁Bus set o ▁with ▁many ▁ideas ▁in ▁mind , ▁among ▁them ▁a ▁new ▁opera ▁for ▁Ven ice , ▁which ▁included ▁a ▁request ▁for ▁a ▁draft ▁scenario ▁from ▁Pia ve ▁based ▁on ▁Victor ▁Hugo ' s ▁Le ▁roi ▁s ' am use . ▁plus ▁several ▁others ▁of ▁interest ▁to ▁him . ▁However , ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁libre tt ist ▁who ▁came ▁back ▁with ▁the ▁suggestion ▁of ▁St if elli us , ▁and ▁between ▁March ▁and ▁May ▁ 1 8 5 0 ▁discuss ions ▁with ▁Pia ve ▁proceeded ▁until ▁a ▁sketch ▁of ▁St iff el io ▁was ▁received . ▁Ver di ▁respond ed ▁enthus iast ically , ▁proc laim ing ▁it ▁" good ▁and ▁exc iting " ▁and ▁asking : ▁" Is ▁this ▁St iff el io ▁a ▁historical ▁person ? ▁ ▁In ▁all ▁the ▁history ▁I ' ve ▁read , ▁I ▁don ' t ▁remember ▁coming ▁across ▁the ▁name ." ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁it ▁appears ▁that ▁Ver di ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁fasc in ated ▁by ▁Le ▁Ro i ▁s ' am use , ▁a ▁play ▁which ▁Bud den ▁notes ▁as ▁having ▁been ▁b anned ▁at ▁its ▁first ▁performance : ▁" it ▁was , ▁polit ically ▁speaking , ▁dynam ite " ▁but ▁he ▁