Flambini Lamenti

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Born 1759 Chieti Italy, Died 1847 Rome Italy. He arrives bourne amongst nebulous fanfare and stage smoke. He is a petri dish. He recieves a chrysanthamum dipped in chocolate, frosted with courage.

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In 1777 Flambini Lamenti dazzled the opera houses of Italy with his hairdo and masterful technique with the violin. He was instantly famous and gathered quite an entourage whom he led on alcohol fueled melees through the slums of the cities were they traveled. His more Bawdy Operas are based loosely on events of this particular time. His entourage became increasingly more aristocratic with a particularaly evil bent. As members were replaced by better connected newcomers, it is not unusual that he created many enemies on his way ' Electric Suit

Many of the opera houses that relied on him for thier survival often had to struggle to reach his great demands whichnow included adding lengthy music interludes usually having little to do with the style or theme of the opera for which Flambini would wow his audiences with pyrotechnical skills. Musicians and composers disliked working with him and were quite outspoken until some of Lamenti's entourage left the string section short a viola one evening during a performance of Paolo Grignotti The Pancakes of Pan.