Lucrezia Agujari

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Lucrezia Agujari (La Bastardella), attributed to Pietro Melchiorre Ferrari.
Lucrezia Agujari (La Bastardella), attributed to Pietro Melchiorre Ferrari.

Lucrezia Agujari (born 1741; died 1783), was an Italian coloratura-soprano.[1]

A renowned singer in Mozart's day, she is best known for a piercing (above high C) note given by her in performance at the Ducal opera of Parma before Mozart Sr., who later referred to her performance with respect, and to herself as "the Bastardella". Aldous Huxley made a passing note of her noteworthy note in his noteworthy novel, Brave New World.

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  1. ^ Dutch Divas - the high C

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