Elisabeth Duparc or Du Parc, nicknamed "La Francesina", (died 1778) was a French soprano notable for appearing in several premieres and performances of the oratorios and operas of Handel

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 - she played the title role, for example, in the premiere of Semele.

After training in Italy she sang in Florence (1731, 1734–35) then London (1736 onwards) - at the latter she initially joined the Opera of the Nobility

Opera of the Nobility

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, where she appeared in operas by Riccardo Broschi

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, Egidio Duni, Giovanni Battista Pescetti

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 and Francesco Maria Veracini

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