Angelo, Tyrant of Padua

Angelo, Tyrant of Padua (Angelo, tyran de Padoue) is an 1835 play by the French writer Victor Hugo. It is a historical work on podestà Angelo, set in Padua in northern Italy. It was a return to the theatre for Hugo, whose previous work Marie Tudor had been a failure.

Adaptations
The play has been adapted into a number of different works, including:
 * Il giuramento, an 1837 opera composed by Saverio Mercadante
 * Angelo, an 1876 opera composed by César Cui
 * La Gioconda, an 1876 opera composed by Amilcare Ponchielli
 * Angelo, Tyrant of Padua, a 1928 opera composed by Alfred Bruneau
 * The Tyrant of Padua, a 1946 Italian film directed by Max Neufeld