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Missa Hercules Dux Ferrariae

The revival of classical drama at the court opened the way to a "lively tradition of secular theatre that lasted through the sixteenth century and is significant for the pre-history of opera." During his reign, the architect Biagio Rossetti enlarged the city and built new streets and palazzi making Ferrara the first planned city in Europe.

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He efforts went so far as to even negotiate with the Pope for the right to confer benefices on the singers himself.

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