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Excerpt from Tancr�de: Trag�die Lyrique en 5 Actes Et un Prologue
Cependant, l'archev�que, tr�s heureux de poss�der a la t�te de sa cha pelle un artiste d'une telle valeur, fit sans doute la sourde oreille, car Campra put donner encore � l'op�ra, sous le couvert de son fr�re, un se cond ouvrage dramatique. Celui-ci �tait le Carnaval de Venise, dont Re gnarl lui avait fourni le livret, et qui ne fut gu�re moins accueilli que le pr�c�dent. Mais apr�s la repr�sentation du Carnaval, Campra, s�r de lui et d�sormais tranquille sur son avenir, se d�cida de lui=m�me � quitter la ma�trise de la cath�drale pour pouvoir se livrer sans contrainte � la com position dramatique.-a partir de ce moment il devint le musicien favori de l'op�ra, et ses ouvrages se succ�d�rent surce th��tre avec rapidit�. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.