![]() ![]() The present paper tells the story of her Italian career in Rondòs, revealing surprising facts about her early as well as late years: While her early career was restricted by the machinations of her unforgiving father-in-law Consul del Bene, her late years were overshadowed by the conflict between the Italian republicans and the pro-Austrian forces in northern Italy. Nevertheless, she was one of Italy's most renowned prime Donne, especially when performing two-tempo Rondòs. Her undisputed success in the serious genre was counterbalanced by mixed reactions towards her comic talent. Adriana Ferrarese del Bene, the soprano for whom Mozart wrote the role of Fiordiligi in "CosÍ fan tutte", started her career as a celebrated prima donna seria in London, Florence, Milan, Trieste and Piacenza (1784-1788) before being hired as prima buffa at the Imperial opera in Vienna.
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