▁Contempor ary ▁evalu ations ▁ 1 8 th - century ▁music ▁historian ▁Charles ▁Bur ney ▁described ▁Str ada ▁thus : ▁ ▁Further ▁evidence ▁of ▁Str ada ' s ▁unusual ▁u g lin ess ▁is ▁provided ▁by ▁Mrs ▁P endar ves ▁— ▁formerly ▁known ▁as ▁Mary ▁Gran ville ▁and ▁later ▁Mrs ▁Del any ▁— ▁a ▁close ▁friend ▁of ▁Hand el . ▁ ▁Po et ▁and ▁libre tt ist ▁Paolo ▁Rol li ▁described ▁her ▁as ▁" a ▁copy ▁of ▁Fa ust ina ▁with ▁a ▁better ▁voice ▁and ▁better ▁in ton ation , ▁but ▁without ▁her ▁charm ▁and ▁b rio ". ▁ ▁Her ▁Hand el ▁parts ▁reve al ▁her ▁vocal ▁range ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁two ▁oct aves ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁part ▁of ▁her ▁career , ▁and ▁the ▁dram atic ▁range ▁required ▁by ▁these ▁roles ▁is ▁varied . ▁ ▁While ▁in ▁Nap les ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁part ▁of ▁her ▁career , ▁Str ada ▁married ▁theatre ▁manager ▁and ▁libre tt ist ▁A ure lio ▁del ▁P ò , ▁re put edly ▁because ▁he ▁ow ed ▁her ▁a ▁large ▁sum ▁of ▁money ▁and ▁married ▁her ▁as ▁a ▁substitute ▁for ▁payment . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁W inton ▁Dean : ▁" Str ada , ▁Anna ▁Maria ", ▁Gro ve ▁Music ▁Online ▁ed ▁L . ▁M acy ▁( Access ed ▁ 1 9 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 7 ), ▁gro v em us ic . com , ▁subscription ▁access . ▁Hog wood , ▁Christopher . ▁Hand el ▁( 1 9 8 8 ), ▁Th ames ▁and ▁Hudson , ▁.