Anna Bon, born in 1738 into a family deeply rooted in the world of opera, began her musical journey at the Ospedale della Pietà in Venice, renowned for its exceptional training in music. Enrolled at the age of four, she studied there until 1754, intermittently touring as a musical prodigy with her parents. In 1755, her family accepted a position at the Bayreuth-based court of Princess Wilhelmine of Prussia, where Anna, at sixteen, held the role of “chamber music virtuoso.” During her time at Bayreuth, she composed significant works, including Six Chamber Sonatas for flute and continuo, Op.1 (1756), dedicated to King Frederick the Great. Following the princess’s death in 1758, the family resumed touring, and by 1762, they found employment in the court of Prince Nicolaus of Esterházy in Eisenstadt. Anna Bon’s musical legacy further unfolds with compositions like Six Sonatas for harpsichord Op.2 (1757) and Six Divertimenti (Trio Sonatas) for two flutes and continuo, Op.3 (1759). After her marriage to an Italian singer in 1767, details about Anna Bon’s career and life become elusive, leaving her post-marriage journey largely unknown.
Composer biography:
https://donne-uk.org/author/bon-di-venezia-anna-2/
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