Luigia Boccabadati

Luigia Boccabadati (1800-12 Oct 1850) was an Italian operatic soprano.
Born in Modena, Boccabadati made her professional opera debut at the Teatro Regio di Parma in 1817. She then appeared in opera houses in Venice and Rome. She performed the roles of Giulietta in Nicola Vaccai's "Giulietta e Romeo" and the title heroine in Giacomo Meyerbeer’s "Margherita d'Anjou" at La Scala in 1826. She went on to appear in five world premiere in operas by Gaetano Donizetti in Naples, singing Amelia in "Il castello di Kenilworth" (1829), Sela in "Il diluvio universale" (1830), Cristina in "I pazzi per progetto" (1830), the title role in "Francesca di Foix" (1831), and Chiarina in "La romanziera e l'uomo nero" (1831). She retired from the stage in 1844 and died in Turin six years later at the age of 50.
Her daughters Augusta (1821?-1875) and (1828-1922) were also well-known sopranos.