the Classical Period; "Sammelbände der Internationalen Musikgesellschaft", xiv, 4. July–September 1913, pp. 500–509 (accessible online at Jstor) , Le cantanti italiane celebri del secolo decimottavo: Vittoria Tesi; "Nuova antologia", ser.3, xxii (1889), 308–327 (accessible online at Internet Archive) Italian contraltos Operatic contraltos 1700 births 1775 deaths Musicians from Florence 18th-century Italian women opera singers Italian people of African descent