Duparc, Elisabeth (‘Francesina’)

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Duparc, Elisabeth [‘Francesina’] (d ?1778). Fr. soprano trained in It. Opera engagement London 1736. Sang in Handel's Faramondo and Serse in 1738 and thenceforward was almost exclusively a Handel singer, being his leading sop. from 1738 to 1745. Sang in Messiah, April 1745.