In his 1965 biography Donizetti, Ashbrook surmises that this tight deadline gave rise to the legend that Donizetti actually composed the last act of La favorite in a single night.
I sin biografi Donizetti (1965) hävdar Ashbrook att denna snäva tidsram gav upphov till ryktet att Donizetti verkligen komponerade den sista akten av La favorite under en enda natt.