Complete Encyclopaedia of Music/A/Allegranti, Maddalena

by John Weeks Moore

Allegranti, Maddalena. An eminent Italian singer : she made her first appearance at Venice, in 1771, and after singing at several other Italian theatres, went, in 1774, into Germany, where she continued to perform at Manheim and Ratisbon, till the year 1789, when she returned to Venice, and after performing there at the theatre of San Samuele, during the carnival, came to England in 1781. Her voice was very sweet and flexible, though not very powerful. In 1783, she returned to Germany, when she was engaged at Dresden, by the Elector of Saxony, at a very large salary. We find hex again performing at the oratorios in London, it the year 1799.