 Within a few weeks the theatre replaced "L'Arianna" with Monteverdi's new opera "Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria", which proved an even greater success.After the Venice revival of 1639–40 there are no further records of performances of "L'Arianna".Rinuccini's libretto, which was published on several occasions during Monteverdi's lifetime, has survived intact, but the opera's music disappeared some time after 1640, with the exception of Ariadne's scene 6 lament, known as "Lamento d'Arianna".