"I bring news from Larzio Messus, Your Highness. Despite all his difficulties, he was able to finish his opera

"I bring news from Larzio Messus, Your Highness. Despite all his difficulties, he was able to finish his opera. He has already found singers and an orchestra — all he lacks now is a stage. I am, however, sad to inform you that he's also been taken ill. He's suffering from consumption, and this may well be his final request..."