page_title: Anna Girò
section_title: Without a Patron
hierarchical_section_title: Anna Girò / Private life / Without a Patron
context_page_description: Anna Girò, also known as l'Annina del Prete Rosso, la Nina del Prete Rosso, or l'Annina della Pietà, was the stage name of Anna Maria Maddalena Tessieri, an Italian mezzo-soprano/contralto of the 18th century. She is best remembered for her numerous collaborations with composer Antonio Vivaldi who wrote operatic roles for her. She is the singer who performed the greatest number of Vivaldi's operas, the one who kept them in her repertoire the longest time and who made them known across the largest geographical area.
context_section_description: With the exception of Alderano Cybo-Malaspina, Duke of Massa and Carrara who in 1725, through Vivaldi, gave her money for the purchase of a harpsichord, she seems to have always worked without depending on patrons. (Alderano dissipated the assets and heritage accumulated by the Cybo dynasty, including the Duchy of Massa and Carrara itself).
caption: Emperor Charles VI  (attrib. to Martin van Meytens)
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