Antonia was born in Venice probably in 1642. An only child, she enjoyed a high level education. From an early age she proved lively, intelligent and particularly gifted in the musical field. Her parents entrusted her to the best teachers of the time including Francesco Cavalli; Antonia you also had teachers of grammar, poetics, rhetoric, history, Latin and Greek.
Strong-willed and unconventional - but rich in talent - at first the young woman gave a lot of satisfaction to her parents but soon proved too determined and independent and did not accept the marriage that they propose
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