Aurelia’s linguistic skill put her at the forefront of dramatic production in Italy and in France. Her performances thrilled audiences during the regency of Anne of Austria, the French Queen Mother who became her major patron. Shortly following the return of the Italian troupe after its exile during the Fronde (1648-53), she took the leading role in Abbé de Pure’s play, La Précieuse. The entire troupe seems to have been fluent in both French and Italian staged entertainment, a versatility that made the commedia dell’arte actors particularly beloved in Paris and at court.

The chronicler Loret noted in the June 1659 issue of La Muze Historique that the Queen Mother gave Aurelia a pair of diamond earrings to reward her work:

Pour recompenser Aurélie,
De la Pièce belle et jolie
(Sous le nom de comédia)
Qu’à la Reine elle dédia,
Cette Princesse libérale,
Dont l’Ame est, tout-à-fait, royale,
Au jugement des mieux sensez,
Luy fit prézent, ces jours passez,
D’un paire de Pendans-d’oreilles
De diamans beaux à merveilles,
Ouvrage exquis, rare et brillant,
Travaillé des mieux, et valant
(Ainsi que m’a dit certain Homme)
De trois cens pistoles la somme.

To thank Aurelia
(Her name from the commedia)
For the pretty and beautiful play
That she dedicated to the queen,
That generous princess—
Whose soul is completely royal
To judge by those who know best—
Gave her a present these past few
days
Of a pair of pendant earrings
Made of marvelously beautiful
diamonds,
Exquisite workmanship, rare and
brilliant,
Made by the best, and worth
(So someone has told me)
The sum of three hundred pistoles.