J. Adrien-Lafasge, “Poème épique improvisé par M. Louis Cicconi”
The author compares Cicconi’s talents with those of various other improvisatori, including Gianni, Sgricci, and Perfetti, noting however that it is Cicconi who first made the successful attempt to improvise an epic poem. The article continues with a description of Cicconi’s performance (on the subject of the destruction of Carthage), and a discussion of the merits and failings of improvisation more generally.