s Manhattan Opera House and the first
two seasons therein, 1906-08.

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It commences with the musician's childhood, his fears, fancies, and
troubles, and his almost uncanny musical sense. He plays before the
Grand Duke at seven, but he is destined for greater things. An idol
of the hour, in some ways suggesting Richard Strauss, tries in vain to
wreck his faith in his career. Early love episodes follow, and after a
dramatic climax, the hero, like Wagner, has to fly, a hopeful exile.

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Transcriber's notes:

Errors and Anomalies:

Pauluzo : Pauluzzo (envoy from Ferrara)
_spelling not regularized_
_name also recorded in other sources as "Paolucci"_
Monteverde
_this spelling is used throughout the text_

"machine representing hell was fixed upon the boats, and that the
subject of the drama was the perennially popular tale of 'Dives and
Lazarus'."
_original punctuation:_
"machine representing hell ... tale of "Dives and Lazarus."
scholars and dilettanti
_text reads "dilletanti"_
and believed that in the pastoral kingdom
_text reads "belived"_
Lorenzo passed away and Poliziano wrote
_text reads "Poliliziano"_
Buccolics appeared to them
_spelling unchanged_
there were two obligato instrume