CHAPTER I.
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Preface, Prelude, Prologue, Introduction, Overture, &c.--The Origin of the Opera in Italy, and its introduction into Germany.--Its History in Europe; Division of the subject 1
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Preface, Prelude, Prologue, Introduction, Overture, &c.--The Origin of the Opera in Italy, and its introduction into Germany.--Its History in Europe; Division of the subject 1