▁ 1 7 6 2 , ▁Campion ▁was ▁Chap el ▁Master ▁of ▁the ▁C athedral ▁in ▁Liv orno . ▁He ▁was ▁fort un ate ▁to ▁be ▁friends ▁with ▁some ▁arist ocr ats , ▁and ▁succeeded ▁in ▁having ▁his ▁opera ▁( V en ere ▁pla c ata , ▁libre tto ▁by ▁Marco ▁Col t ell ini ) ▁performed ▁for ▁the ▁celebr ation ▁in ▁Liv orno ▁( at ▁the ▁Av val or ati ▁Academy ) ▁of ▁the ▁royal ▁wed ding ▁of ▁Joseph ▁II ▁and ▁Princess ▁Isabel la ▁of ▁Par ma ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 0 . ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 7 6 3 , ▁the ▁Grand ▁Duke , ▁with ▁no ▁regard ▁to ▁the ▁normal ▁selection ▁procedures , ▁nominated ▁Campion ▁Master ▁of ▁the ▁Court ▁Chap el , ▁which ▁combined ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁C athedral ▁and ▁the ▁Bapt istry . ▁It ▁is ▁possible ▁that ▁father ▁Giovanni ▁Batt ista ▁Mart ini ▁ad vised ▁the ▁Grand ▁Duke ▁to ▁nomin ate ▁Campion ; ▁it ▁is ▁known ▁that ▁Campion ▁had ▁been ▁in ▁contact ▁with ▁Mart ini ▁previously ▁( let ters ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁men , ▁who ▁shared ▁a ▁passion ▁for ▁old ▁music , ▁are ▁conser ved ▁at ▁the ▁International ▁Museum ▁and ▁Music ▁Library ▁in ▁Bolog na ). ▁ ▁Emp loyment ▁in ▁Florence ▁and ▁international ▁recognition ▁The ▁employ ment ▁of ▁Campion ▁followed ▁the ▁idea ▁and ▁desire ▁to ▁re build ▁the ▁court ' s ▁musical ▁activities ▁in ▁Florence , ▁which ▁was ▁intended ▁to ▁be ▁re est ab lished ▁by ▁the ▁Lor ra ines ▁after ▁the ▁decl ine ▁during