Antonia Coresi

Antonia "Tonia" Coresi (fl. 1655 – fl. 1674) was an Italian opera soprano. She was a primadonna at the Opera in Venice between 1655 and 1672. She was married to the opera singer Nicola Coresi. Between 1670 and 1674, she was engaged by Christina, Queen of Sweden in Rome. Queen Christina founded the first public theatre- and opera house, the Teatro Tordinona. The Teatro Tordinona was inaugurated in January 1671 with the opera Scipione Affricano by Francesco Cavalli, with Antonia Coresi as Scipione and Medea, and as and .

Antonia Coresi

Antonia "Tonia" Coresi (fl. 1655 – fl. 1674) was an Italian opera soprano. She was a primadonna at the Opera in Venice between 1655 and 1672. She was married to the opera singer Nicola Coresi. Between 1670 and 1674, she was engaged by Christina, Queen of Sweden in Rome. Queen Christina founded the first public theatre- and opera house, the Teatro Tordinona. The Teatro Tordinona was inaugurated in January 1671 with the opera Scipione Affricano by Francesco Cavalli, with Antonia Coresi as Scipione and Medea, and as and .