A brief treatise on the beginnings of Venetian opera, entitled Theatrical Memories of Venice, published in 1681 as the appendix to a larger volume entitled Minerva al tavolino (Minerva at the table) earned Cristoforo Ivanovich a place in the history of music. This contribution to the study of the earliest opera productions is all the more valuable if we consider his having been a part of it as a librettist with five titles put on stage not only in Venice, but also at the imperial theatre in Vienna. Unfortunately, the rest of his literary production - including dozens of letters, poems and essays gathered in the aforementioned Minerva al tavolino - has never been thoroughly investigated. Such a research should either credit the author for ha...