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Brigida Bianchi

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Brigida Bianchi (1613–1703) was an Italian stage actress.[1][2]

Bianchi - whose maiden name was most likely Fedele - was born in Servigliano. By the 1630s, she had become a performer, appearing in records of theatre troupes.[2] In She was an actress in the Royal Italian court theatre in Paris between 1640 and 1660 and was a favorite of Anne of Austria.

Works

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  • L'inganno fortunato, overo l'amata aborrita,comedia bellissima transportata dallo spagnuolo con alcune poesie musicali composte in diversi tempi (Paris, 1659), play
  • I rifiuti di Pindo (Paris 1666), composition

References

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  1. ^ Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani - Volume 10 (1968)
  2. ^ a b Laiena, Serena (2023-12-15). The Theatre Couple in Early Modern Italy: Self-Fashioning and Mutual Marketing. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 978-1-64453-317-8.