CHAPTER VI

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ROSSINI AT THE ACADEMIE.

Rossini on "Ermione"--Italian Artists at the French Opera--"Le Siège de Corinthe"--Rossini's Profits as a Composer--"Moïse"--M. Scribe as a Librettist--The Royal Italian Opera 291

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"GUILLAUME TELL."

The Libretto--Beauty of the Music--Avoidance of the "Cavatina"--Dramatic Effects peculiar to Operas 307

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