elli ▁was ▁im pressed ▁with ▁H asse ' s ▁use ▁of ▁ob bl ig ato ▁rec itative ▁to ▁increase ▁the ▁t ension ▁at ▁certain ▁dram atic ▁moments ▁in ▁his ▁oper as . ▁Spe aking ▁of ▁ob bl ig ato ▁rec itative ▁for ▁Ric im ero , ▁Charles ▁de ▁B ross es ▁says ▁that ▁J omm elli ' s ▁use ▁of ▁ob bl ig ato ▁rec itative ▁was ▁better ▁than ▁anything ▁he ▁had ▁heard ▁in ▁France . ▁ ▁First ▁oper as ▁His ▁first ▁opera , ▁the ▁comedy ▁L ' err ore ▁amor oso , ▁was ▁presented , ▁with ▁great ▁success , ▁under ▁the ▁protection ▁of ▁the ▁Mar quis ▁del ▁Vas to , ▁Giovanni ▁Batt ista ▁d ' A val os , ▁in ▁the ▁winter ▁of ▁ 1 7 3 7 ▁at ▁the ▁Teatro ▁Nu ovo ▁of ▁Nap les . ▁It ▁was ▁followed ▁the ▁next ▁year ▁by ▁a ▁second ▁com ic ▁opera , ▁O do ardo , ▁in ▁the ▁Teatro ▁dei ▁F ior ent ini . ▁His ▁first ▁serious ▁opera ▁Ric im ero ▁r è ▁de ' ▁G oti , ▁presented ▁in ▁the ▁Roman ▁Teatro ▁Argentina ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 7 4 0 , ▁brought ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁attention ▁and ▁then ▁the ▁protection ▁of ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁York , ▁Henry ▁Bened ict . ▁The ▁du ke ▁would ▁later ▁be ▁raised ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁cardinal ▁and ▁proc ure ▁J omm elli ▁an ▁appointment ▁at ▁the ▁V at ican . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 7 4 0 s , ▁J omm elli ▁wrote ▁oper as ▁for