Jacques Casanova, Historie de ma vie
Casanova recounts the mocking that the improvisatrice Corilla undeservedly suffered before and during her coronation at the Capitol. Casanova also describes having read several poems by Maria Fortuna, and then asking Ciaccheri whether the former improvised in the manner of Corilla. What follows is a record of Ciaccheri’s account of why he forbade Fortuna to improvise.