Of them all Ponchielli owed him most; his best opera is La Gioconda.
For composition he was put, shortly after his entrance, with Ponchielli, the composer of La Gioconda.
Morning after the bazaar dance when May's band played Ponchielli's dance of the hours.
These two, who may be linked up with reason with Boto and Ponchielli, present many features of resemblance.
In front of it is a statue of the composer Amilcare Ponchielli, who was a native of Cremona.
