January 1722
Venice and MilanAnother year passed and still no children to inherit the business that Trapensi had built. I was often traveling between cities and increasing the market yield of our imports, and left Rachel behind in the care of Manola, our man servant who managed the small craft used to navigate the canals of Venice, and Dario who was still the most able accountant.
I passed through Milan and was told that Antonio Vivaldi had just visited there, only a short time, but long enough to present a new opera, L'adorazione delli Tre Re Magi al Bambino Gesù – Adoration of the Three Kings for the Baby Jesus. It was received with great applause but remained on people's minds only a short time. By now, Antonio was producing operas and other works with such great speed that one master
