Chapter 3 focuses on the early feste di ballo organized by Carlo di Borbone, specifically in 1737 and 1747. The former represented his first forays into a public projection of himself as the sovereign as well as related social and political iconography of the newly established kingdom. Supported by a heretofore little-examined anonymous account of the festivities from 1737, this book derives considerable insight into the nascent social and artistic protocols established by Carlo for the feste di ballo. In contrast, the feste di ballo of 1747 were a fundamental pillar of extensive celebrations marking the birth of the Neapolitan heir. These events were thoroughly documented in contemporary sources, including architectural and scenographic engravings as well as detailed accounts of each festa in related materials. Through the examination of correlative and newly uncovered archival sources from the Archivio di Stato di Napoli (located in the fondi Regia Camera della Sommaria and Casa Reale Antica), an understanding of the musical ensembles, and their specific personnel and makeup can be determined with precision.