PERSON@1 NUMBER@1 , NUMBER@2 When the 25-year-old PERSON@2 arrived in LOCATION@1 in NUMBER@3 , seeking professional opportunity , one of the first tasks to which he addressed himself was to become acquainted with PERSON@3 and lobby him for an opera commission .

PERSON@2 arrived in LOCATION@1 in NUMBER@3 and was looking for an opportunity to get a commission for an opera .
