Allegranti, (Teresa) Maddalena
Allegranti, (Teresa) Maddalena
Allegranti, (Teresa) Maddalena, Italian soprano; b. Venice, 1754; d. probably in Ireland, c. 1802. She made her debut in Venice in 1770. After going to Mannheim to study with Holzbauer, she sang at the court opera there (from 1772). She appeared in Venice and Florence (from 1778). On Dec. 11, 1781, she made her London debut in Anfossi’s I viaggiatori felici. After serving as prima donna buffa at the Dresden court opera (1783–98), she again sang in London (1799–1801).
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