A caricature of Vanini-Boschi.

Francesca Vanini-Boschi (b Bologna; d Venice, 1744) was an Italian contralto singer of the 18th century. This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. She is best remembered for her association with the composer George Frideric Handel, whom she sung for at both Italy and London, though she also sang in operas by Alessandro Scarlatti and Giovanni Bononcini. Alessandro Scarlatti (May 2 1660 &ndash October 24 1725 was an Italian Baroque Composer especially famous for his Operas and chamber Cantatas Giovanni Battista Bononcini ( 18 July 1670 - 9 July 1747) was an Italian Baroque Composer and Cellist She frequently sang alongside her husband, the bass Giuseppe Maria Boschi. The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the Giuseppe Maria Boschi (b ?Mantua fl 1698–1744 was an Italian bass singer - though in modern terms a Baritone - of the 18th century Her two Handel roles were those of Otho in Agrippina and Goffredo in Rinaldo; these roles utilise only a limited range and tessitura. Agrippina (HMV 6 is an Opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel, set to a Libretto by Cardinal Vincenzo Grimani Rinaldo ( HWV 7 is an Italian Opera by George Frideric Handel, now a part of the standard operatic repertoire After Rinaldo her voice began to decline, but earlier Giuseppe Felice Tosi had praised her for her ability to introduce "Graces without transgressing against Time".

References

Winton Dean: "Vanini [Boschi], Francesca", Grove Music Online ed L. Macy (Accessed 5 December 2006), grovemusic.com, subscription access.