Benedetta Emilia Agricola
Benedetta Emilia Agricola , née Benedetta Molteni , also Benedetta Emilia Agricola-Molteni (* 1722 in Modena , † 1780 in Berlin ) was an Italian opera singer with a soprano voice in Berlin in the 18th century.
Life
Agricola was a student of Nicola Antonio Porpora , Johann Adolph Hasse and Felice Salimbeni .
In 1743 she made her debut in Berlin with Carl Heinrich Graun's opera “Caesar and Cleopatra”. She was a member of the Berlin Italian Opera for a long time. She had earned an excellent reputation here as a singer. From 1748 she became the main soprano in the court orchestra of Frederick II. In 1751 Benedetta Emilia Molteni married Johann Friedrich Agricola . She held the position at court until her husband's death in 1774.
literature
- Agricola, Johann Friedrich . In: Wilibald Gurlitt (Ed.): Riemann Musiklexikon . 12th, completely revised edition. People part: A-K . Schott, Mainz 1959, p. 12 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ). There is also a short treatise on Agricola's wife "Benedetta Emilia" (née Molteni).
- Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians: Agricola, Benedetta Emilia (née Molteni). 2001, accessed March 30, 2019 .
Web links
- Benedetta Emilia Agricola-Molteni at Operissimo on the basis of the Great Singer Lexicon
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Agricola, Benedetta Emilia |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Molteni, Benedetta (maiden name); Agricola-Molteni, Benedetta Emilia (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian opera singer (soprano) in Berlin |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1722 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Modena |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1780 |
| Place of death | Berlin |