Regina Mingotti was the first female impresario in London. Born in Naples in 1722 she was the daughter of an Austrian diplomat, and had worked in Dresden under Hasse from 1747. Mingotti left Dresden in 1752 and travelled to Madrid to sing at the Spanish court. it is not known quite how Francesco Vanneschi, The opera promoter, came to hire Mingotti, but in 1754 (travelling to England via Paris), she was announced as being engaged For The opera in London 'having been admired at Naples and other parts of Italy, by all the Connoisseurs, As much For The elegance of her voice as that of her features'. Not only does the book contain the first considered survey of her London years, but also new material on Mingotti's financial records, The identification of the characters in the key satirical print 'The Idol', And The hypothesis that despite current belief, Mingotti did not have a child in March 1756 as claimed by other writers and biographers. Dr Michael Burden makes a significant contribution To The knowledge and understanding of eighteenth-century singers' careers and status, As well as of the management, The finance, The process of hiring singers, The choice of repertory And The pasticcio practice at the King's Theatre, Haymarket during the second half of the eighteenth-century. Burden also considers her years with Farinelli in Madrid, which appear to have influenced her understanding of drama, and fed her appreciation of Metastasio. The book includes the important publication of the first Appeal To The Publick, An account of the squabble between Mingotti And The manager Vanneschi, shedding light on the role a singer played in the replacement of arias, In this instance of Metastasio's texts.