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Rh the new King, George II, his Coronation Anthems, September 11, 1727. He returned to his plans for the English oratorios.

But he was not yet sufficiently sure of his ground, nor of the public taste, to justify him in completely throwing over the Italian Opera, for he realized more than before the resources of the people and what he could do with them. Besides, the collapse of the London Academy of Opera had not touched his personal prestige. He was regarded, not only in England, but also in France, as the greatest man of the Lyric Theatre. His London Italian operas became known all over Europe.


 * Flavius, Tamerlan, Othon, Renaud, César, Admete, Siroé, Rodelinde, et Richard, Éternels monumens dressés à sa mémoire, Des operas Romains surpassèrent la gloire, Venise lui peut-elle opposer un rival?

One can well understand, then, that Handel was tempted by the desire of taking on his own shoulders, without the control which hampered him, the complete enterprise of the Italian Opera. At the end of the summer of 1728 he went to Italy in search of new