"Astounding. Despite everything he's endured, Larzio Messus has finished his opera! He's even found the singer

"Astounding. Despite everything he's endured, Larzio Messus has finished his opera! He's even found the singers and an orchestra, but is now confined to his bed, suffering from consumption. He has asked that you find him a stage. His condition grows worse by the day. — It may well be that this is his last request... and our last opportunity to influence the result of his work."