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poser to support it, as both the drama
and singing were bad. There was, how-
ever, a comic character performed by
Signor Casaccia, a man of infinite hu-
mour; the whole house was in a roar
the instant he appeared; and the plea-
santry of this actor did not consist in
buffoonery, nor was it local, which in
Italy, and, indeed, elsewhere, is often
the case; but was that of original and
general sort as would excite laughter at
all times and in all places.
The airs of this burletta are full of
pretty passages, and, in general, most in-
geniously accompanied; there was no
dancing, so that the acts, of which there
were three, seemed rather long.
There are three Conservatorios in this
city, for the education of boys who are
intended for the profession of music, of
the same kind with those of Venice, for
girls. As the scholars in the Venetian
Conservatorios have been justly celebrated
for their taste and neatness of execution,
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