Antonia Margherita Merighi was an Italian contralto active between 1703 and 1744 and known for her performances in operas by George Frideric Handel.
Merighi in a caricature by Antonio Maria Zanetti
Lotario is an opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel. The Italian-language libretto was adapted from Antonio Salvi's Adelaide.The opera was first given at the King's Theatre in London on 2 December 1729.
George Frideric Handel
Caricature of Anna Maria Strada, who created the role of Adelaide
A contemporary caricature of Annibale Pio Fabri, who created the role of Berengario
Statues of Adelaide and her second spouse Otto I the Great (called Lotario in the opera) at the Meissen Cathedral