ACT I - Milan.
- No. 1 - Opening Chorus and Tarantella
- "Under thy window I wait. Haste, love, to me, for the hour is late..."
- No. 2 - Duet - Theresa, Pasquino and Chorus
- "Oh, listen! and in verse I will relate the sort of maid the Duke desires to mate..."
- No. 3 - Song - Fortunio
- "The life or a rover is all very well, it's a very fair kind of a life in its way..."
- No. 4 - Scene, Ensemble and Entrance Song - Francesca
- "What noise is that? What can it be? 'Tis surely herald of a fight!..."
- No. 4a - Chorus
- "Hark! the cathedral chimes pealing..."
- No. 5 - Habanera and Quintet - Francesca, Filippa, Marchesa, Guido and Fortunio
- "True love is a gem so fair and rare..."
- No. 6 - Waltz Quintet - Francesca, Filippa, Marchesa, Guido and Fortunio
- "Lady fair, I must decline..."
- No. 7 - Chorus and Entrance - Duke and Pasquino
- "See in pomp the Duke appears; he expects the public cheers..."
- No. 8 - Money-Lenders' Chorus, with Duke and Pasquino
- "I play all games of chance, howe'er insidious..."
- No. 9 - Finale Act I
- "Now the Ducal wedding fète we impatiently await. He comes..."
ACT II - The Piazetta, Venice.
- No. 10 - Opening Chorus and Barcarolle
- "O-hè! O-hè! Ah! Over the moonlit waves we glide..."
- No. 11 - Marinesca - Filippa, Francesca, Marchesa, Duke and Fortunio
- "Oh! come my love, the stars are bright..."
- No. 12 - Song - Fortunio
- "Ev'ry knight must have a star, leading him on, leading him on to the glory of war..."
- No. 13 - Serenade - Duke
- "Singing a serenade is no light task, I vow; it is a knack that many lack, but I know how..."
- No. 14 - Solo and Chorus - Torquato and Bravos
- "Giacomo! Michel Angelo! Savonarola! Rafael! ..."
- No. 15 - Song - Francesca
- "When the moon its radiance throws o'er lake and vale..."
- No. 16 - Duet - Francesca and Fortunio
- "Ah, yes, I love thee, have loved thee in all of the bygone years..."
- No. 17 - March and Chorus
- "See! in pomp and pride, our mighty, mighty Doge is drawing near, claiming his bride..."
- No. 18 - Finale Act II
- "Bucentoro! Bucentoro draws near. It is here. Bucentoro now approaches... "
ACT III - The Marchesa's Villa near Venice.
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