| 1. | His cantatas The Bride and Jason were successfully given, and the Carl Rosa Company commissioned his first opera, Colomba, written to a libretto prepared by Francis Hueffer, music critic of The Times. Ses cantates The Bride et Jason sont données avec succès, et la Carl Rosa Company lui commande son premier opéra, Colomba, sur un livret de Francis Hueffer, critique musical au Times. |