books.google.nl - From 1637 to the middle of the eighteenth century, Venice was the world center for operatic activity. No exact chronology of the Venetian stage during this period has previously existed in any language. This reference work, the culmination of two decades of research throughout Europe, provides a secure...http://books.google.nl/books/about/A_New_Chronology_of_Venetian_Opera_and_R.html?hl=nl&id=0sKiAAAAIAAJ&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareA New Chronology of Venetian Opera and Related Genres, 1660-1760
