, ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁achieve ▁her ▁amb ition ▁and ▁be ▁crown ed ▁em press . ▁The ▁opera ▁was ▁rev ived ▁in ▁Nap les ▁in ▁ 1 6 5 1 , ▁but ▁was ▁then ▁neglect ed ▁until ▁the ▁redis cover y ▁of ▁the ▁score ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 , ▁after ▁which ▁it ▁became ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁scholar ly ▁attention ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁and ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁centuries . ▁Since ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁the ▁opera ▁has ▁been ▁performed ▁and ▁recorded ▁many ▁times . ▁George ▁Frederick ▁Hand el ▁also ▁wrote ▁several ▁oper as ▁based ▁on ▁historical ▁characters , ▁including ▁Giul io ▁Ces are ▁( 1 7 2 4 ), ▁T amer l ano ▁( 1 7 2 4 ) ▁and ▁Rod el inda ▁( 1 7 2 5 ). ▁ ▁Historical ▁subjects ▁for ▁oper as ▁also ▁developed ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁Usually ▁with ▁ 4 ▁or ▁ 5 ▁acts , ▁they ▁are ▁large - scale ▁cast s ▁and ▁orch est ras , ▁and ▁spect ac ular ▁st aging . ▁Several ▁oper as ▁by ▁G asp are ▁Sp ont ini , ▁Luigi ▁Cher ub ini , ▁and ▁G io ach ino ▁Ross ini ▁can ▁be ▁regarded ▁as ▁prec urs ors ▁to ▁French ▁grand ▁opera . ▁These ▁include ▁Sp ont ini ' s ▁La ▁vest ale ▁( 1 8 0 7 ) ▁and ▁Fern and ▁Cor te z ▁( 1 8 0 9 , ▁re vised ▁ 1 8 1 7