Luigia Boccabadati

{{Short description|Italian operatic soprano}}

Luigia Boccabadati (1800{{snd}}12 October 1850) was an Italian operatic soprano.Elizabeth Forbes. The Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 2001.

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Born in Modena, Boccabadati made her professional opera debut at the {{lang|it|Teatro Regio|i=no}} in Parma in 1817. She then appeared in opera houses in Venice and Rome. She performed the roles of Giulietta in Nicola Vaccai's {{lang|it|Giulietta e Romeo}} and the title heroine in Giacomo Meyerbeer's Margherita d'Anjou at {{lang|it|La Scala|i=no}} in 1826. She went on to appear in five world premiere in operas by Gaetano Donizetti in Naples, singing Amelia in {{lang|it|Il castello di Kenilworth}} (1829), Sela in {{lang|it|Il diluvio universale}} (1830), Cristina in {{lang|it|I pazzi per progetto}} (1830), the title role in Francesca di Foix (1831), and Chiarina in {{lang|it|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 {{Interlanguage link multi|Virginia Boccabadati|it|3=Virginia Boccabadati|lt=Virginia|vertical-align=sup}} (1828–1922) were also well-known sopranos.