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Maria Antonia, Princess of Bavaria, Electress of Saxony (18 July 1724 – 23 April 1780) was a German princess, composer, singer, harpsichordist and patron of the arts, known particularly for her operas: Il trionfo della fedeltà (“The triumph of fidelity”) and Talestri, regina delle amazoni (“Talestri, queen of the Amazons”).
Maria Antonia Walpurgis, electress of Saxony, daughter of the elector of Bavaria, later Holy Roman Emperor Charles VII; b. Munich, July 18, 1724; d. Dresden, April 23, 1780. She was not only a generous patroness of the fine arts, but a trained musician, pupil of Hasse and Porpora (1747–52).
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Maria Antonia of Austria (1724–1780) Princess of Bavaria, electress of Saxony, and German composer, pianist, harpsichordist, poet, singer, composer, and patron of the arts. Name variations: Maria Antonia Walpurgis; (pseudonym) ETPA (Ermelinda Talea Pastorella Arcada).
Born in 1669; died in 1692; daughter of Leopold I, Holy Roman emperor (r. 1658–1705), and Margaret Theresa of Spain (1651–1673); married Maximilian II Emmanuel (1662–1726), elector of Bavaria (r. 1679–1726), in 1685; children: Joseph Ferdinand, electoral prince of Bavaria (d. 1699).
Maria Antonia Walpurgis, princess of Saxony and daughter of future emperor Karl Albert of Bavaria, was a composer, singer, and patron of the arts. In 1747, she married the prince elector of Saxony; that same year, she became a member of the Accademia dell’Arcadia of Rome, which was well known for its role in the production of operas.
Maria Antonia Walpurgis of Bavaria was a prominent composer and musician of the 18th century. Born on July 18th, 1724, in Munich, she was the daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Charles VII and Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria.
