According to Wikipedia (no implicature there's something wrong about that), in the entry for "AROLDO", Verdi drew inspiration and ""hints" from the work of Walter Scott (The Bethrothed - 1825 - and The Lady of the Lake)." Exploring them... Cheers, Speranza ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html