[5] She was involved in a number of scandals concerning her love affairs and was reputed to be a courtesan, but she was protected against the Papal authorities by the royal patronage of Christina.
In 1686, the Pope reinforced the ban on women stage performers because of the scandal of the love affair between the Duke of Mantova and Angela Voglia.
She became the lover and singer of the Spanish ambassador, Luis Francisco de la Cerda, 9th Duke of Medinaceli.
[7] She performed at the concerts of the vice regal court in Naples, but her position as the mistress of the Viceroy caused a scandal.
She was referred to as the "Second Vicereine" or La seconda illustrissima viceregina and blamed for having a bad influence upon the affairs of state.