At the Theatre dei Fiorentini, where comic operas were acted, the first woman was Coltellini, most justly the favourite of the Neapolitans; for she was very pretty, a most excellent actress, and though no great singer, so adapted herself to their taste by singing popular airs in their barbarous jargon, that faceva furore. […] Coltellini never quitted Naples but once, on an engagement to Vienna; but neither there, nor at several places where she performed on her journey, did she meet with equal success. She was nevertheless an enchanting performer.