Maria Manina, later Maria Fletcher later Maria Seedo/Sydow, () was an Italian opera and concert singer. She came to notice in London in 1712 and was last recorded in Potsdam in 1736.
Life
Her place and date of birth are unknown and although her sister is known to be the very successful singer
Margherita de l'Epine
Margherita is an Italian feminine given name. It also is a surname. As a word, in Italian it means " daisy".
Given name
As a name, it may refer to:
*Margherita Aldobrandini (1588–1646), Duchess consort of Parma
*Margherita de' Medici (1612 ...
, their parents are also unknown. Her sister, Margherita, began her career in 1703 and it is thought that Maria was working in the same company at the Queen's Theatre, Haymarket for some time before she was named.
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In 1712 she was first named when she sang in John Hughes' ''Calypso and Telemachus'' on 17 May 1712. She had been reputably paid £100 to sing the role by ]Heidegger
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. She appeared as Eucharis singing, ''Gay, Young, and Fair''. In 1713 confusion arose after she appeared as Clitia in Handel's ''Teseo,'' being named as 'La Sorella della Sig. Margarita'. Charles Burney confused her with Maria Gallia
Maria Gallia (incorrectly called Maria Margherita by Burney), was a British soprano.
Life
Gallia was described by Burney as the sister of Margherita de l'Epine. L'Epine did have a sister called Maria (Manina) but she did not appear on the London ...
and he recorded that Gallia sang the role and that Gallin was L'Epine's sister. This mistake has been repeated elsewhere.
Manina continued to get smaller roles at the Queen's Theatre until 1715 when she appeared elsewhere. She sang at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre on 6 October 1715 and on 2 January 1717 she was given the title role of Giovanni Bononcini
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Biography
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's '' Camilla'' which was presented in English. She was working until 1721 when a benefit concert took place.
Nothing is heard of her until 1826 when her role as Camilla is revived and it went for 20 more performances at the Lincoln's Inn Fields. She appeared in male parts in Johann Christoph Pepusch
Johann Christoph Pepusch (1667 – 1752), also known as John Christopher Pepusch and Dr Pepusch, was a German-born composer who spent most of his working life in England. He was born in Berlin, son of a vicar, and was married to Margherita de ...
’s "Venus and Adonis" and "Myrtillo" in 1730 and in pantomime afterpieces there in 1831. The following year she sang Charles John Frederick Lampe’s "Britannia" at the New Haymarket.Seedo
Seedo (also Sidow) (c. 1700 – c. 1754), also called Mr Seedo, as his forename is unknown, was a German composer who worked primarily in England until 1736 when he became musical director to Friedrich Wilhelm I of Prussia.
Life
Seedo was a son o ...
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In May 1836 she is last mentioned where she was in Potsdam in Prussia. Her husband had been appointed as the musical director for Friedrich Wilhelm I. When her husband had been put forward for the job it had been recorded that his wife could sing well.]
References
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18th-century Italian women opera singers