Anna Zamperini

Anna Zamperini (1745- fl. 1776) was an Italian opera singer.

Signora Zamperini

She was born in Venice, where she was engaged in 1761-1766.

She was engaged at the King's Theatre in London in 1766-1770, where she enjoyed a successful career as a primadonna.[1]

Between 1772 and 1774, she was engaged at the Teatro da Rua dos Condes in Lisbon. She was the star of the opera and widely celebrated.

The combination of her extremely high salary and the scandal caused by her reputed love affairs resulted in Anna Zamperini being fired by Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, who further more banned women from performing on stage in Portugal.[2] While the ban on women stage performers were on paper only in most of Portugal, it was enforced in the capital of Lisbon, were it was in force until Mariana Albani, Luisa Gerbini and Joaquina Lapinha were engaged at the Teatro Nacional de São Carlos in 1795.[3]

After her dismissal, she ressumed her career in Venice.

References

Philip H. Highfill, Kalman A. Burnim, Edward A. Langhans, A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers ..., Volym 16
Rosana Marreco Brescia: Half-Caste Actresses in Portuguese American Opera Houses. Latin American Theatre Review, 2012
Rosana Marreco Brescia: Half-Caste Actresses in Portuguese American Opera Houses. Latin American Theatre Review, 2012

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[1] Philip H. Highfill, Kalman A. Burnim, Edward A. Langhans, A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers ..., Volym 16

[2] Rosana Marreco Brescia: Half-Caste Actresses in Portuguese American Opera Houses. Latin American Theatre Review, 2012

[3] Rosana Marreco Brescia: Half-Caste Actresses in Portuguese American Opera Houses. Latin American Theatre Review, 2012