VENEZIA, Anna Bon Di

Anna Bon di Venezia was born in August 1738 in Bologna, Italy. She comes from a successful Italian family of musicians who were active in many European countries. Anna Bon received her musical education at the famous »Ospedale della Pietà« in Venice. The Ospedale was an orphanage for girls, and at the same time an important music school where teachers like Antonio Vivaldi taught. The girls orchestra of the Ospedale had an excellent international reputation. Notably, the Ospedale also trained girls and young women on the cello, which was considered »indecent« in the rest of Europe at the time.