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Hannah Norsa (first name sometimes spelt Hanna; c. 1712 – 28 August 1784) was an English Jewish actress and singer, who achieved fame appearing in John Gay's The Beggar's Opera in 1732 and became the mistress of Robert Walpole, 2nd Earl of Orford.
Hannah Norsa (prénom parfois orthographié Hanna), née vers 1712 et morte 28 août 1784, est une actrice et chanteuse classique juive anglaise, qui devient célèbre en apparaissant dans The Beggar's Opera de John Gay en 1732 et devient la maîtresse de Robert Walpole, 2 e comte de Orford.
His father's mistress, Hannah Norsa, a celebrated singer and actress at Covent Garden, took up residence at Houghton Hall from 1736 until his father's death. Orford's mother married again in 1751 and was buried at Leghorn (Livorno) in 1781, "a woman of very singular character and considered half mad".
- 2 April 1730
- Walpole family
- 5 December 1791 (aged 61)
Hannah Norsa was an English actress. The daughter of an Italian Jew from Mantua, who kept The Punch-Bowl tavern in Drury Lane, she went onto the stage and played the part of Polly Peachum in the 1732 production of The Beggar's Opera with great success.
In 1736 Hannah Norsa, a leading singer and actress at Covent Garden, moved to Houghton Hall in Norfolk and remained there as Walpole's mistress until his death in March 1751. Her financial support may have saved him from dying bankrupt.
Hannah Norsa (nombre a veces escrito Hanna; c. 1712 - 28 de agosto de 1784) fue una actriz y cantante judía inglesa , que alcanzó fama apareciendo en The Beggar's Opera de John Gay en 1732 y se convirtió en la amante de Robert Walpole, segundo conde de Orford.
Hannah Norsa ( Londra, 1712 – Londra, 28 agosto 1784) è stata un' attrice teatrale e cantante inglese .
