Madrid Royal Pageantry Surprises King with Opera Illumination
The Queen hired Signora Theresa Castillini and Signor Gaetano Battieri from Venice and Turin to perform a grand ballet at Madrid. A celestial stage scene featured a Mars camp, Juno temple, a dropping globe, a new world fountain display, and water-jet illuminations signaling monarchic emblematic power.
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