Lucrezia Agujari
Lucrezia Agujari , also Lucrezia Aguiari, (* 1743 in Ferrara ; † May 18, 1783 in Parma ) was an Italian opera singer with a soprano voice whose voice reached an extraordinary height.
Agujari first studied with Brizio Petrucci in Ferrara. She appeared in public for the first time in Florence in 1764. Later she also performed in London. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart heard her in Parma in 1770 and testified that she sang the four-bowed c. In 1780 Agujari withdrew from the stage. She married the conductor Colla from Parma. Then she only performed his works.
Agujari was known by the unflattering nicknames La Bastardella and La Bastardina . It was said that she was the illegitimate child of Leopoldo Agujari or his wife with the Marchese Bentivoglio. Another name explanation claimed that she was an outcast child raised by Agujari. As a result of her pronounced limping, it was said that in early adolescence she was eaten by a dog or pig on the foot, leg or hip.
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- Wilibald Gurlitt , Carl Dahlhaus (editor): Riemann Musik-Lexikon. In three volumes and two supplementary volumes. Agujari, Lucrezia. 12th completely revised edition. 1. Personal section A – KB Schotts-Söhne, Mainz 1959, p. 13 (first edition: 1882).
- Wilibald Gurlitt , Carl Dahlhaus (editor): Riemann Musik-Lexikon. In three volumes and two supplementary volumes. Agujari, Lucrezia. 12th completely revised edition. 4. Supplementary volume, personal section A – KB Schotts-Söhne, Mainz 1972, p. 9 (first edition: 1882).
Web links
- Kathleen Kuzmick Hansell: Aguiari [Agujari], Lucrezia ['La Bastardina', 'La Bastardella']. In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Agujari, Lucrezia |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | La Bastardella; La Bastardina; Aguiari, Lucrezia |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian opera singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1743 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ferrara |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 18, 1783 |
| Place of death | Parma |