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La Decima Musa, or The Tenth Muse
Music from the Golden Age of Venetian Opera, 1650-1660
Part of the Musica Antica Rotherhithe 2026 Season
Add to my Calendar 31-08-2026 16:00 31-08-2026 18:00 36 La Decima Musa, or The Tenth Muse Musica Antica Rotherhithe present music by Francesco Cavalli, Barbara Strozzi, Francesco Lucio, P.A. Ziani and Giovanni Legrenzi - much of it unheard since the 1650's - using the surviving payment records of a seventeenth-century venetian impresario to reconstruct the band you would have seen in a venetian theatre pit 370 years ago. For this performance, Musica Antica will be using two original keyboard instruments from the University of Edinburgh's keyboard collection: a harpsichord by Bernardo Trasuntino (built in 1574) and virginal attributed to Francesco Poggio (c. 1620). St Cecilia's Hall - University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh DD/MM/YYYYDetails
St Cecilia's Hall - University of Edinburgh
Niddry Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1LL
Scotland
Programme
Francesco Cavalli – Artemisia: Sinfonia
Francesco Cavalli – Il rapimento d'Elena: 'Mia speranza'
Pietro Andrea Ziani – Fortune di Rodope e Damira: 'Rodope, dove sei?'
Giovanni Legrenzi – Sarabande in G, Op.4
Francesco Lucio – Medoro: 'Donne belle e vezzose'
Francesco Cavalli – Orimonte: 'Torindo, ove s'in via?'
Giovanni Legrenzi – Sarabande in D, Op.4
Francesco Cavalli – Eritrea: 'Dolce Frode'
Francesco Cavalli – Se la giu negli abissi, cantata
Francesco Cavalli – Erismena: 'Ahi, questo e'l fine amaro'
Barbara Strozzi – Cantate, ariette, e duetti, Op.2: 'L'eraclito amoroso'
Francesco Lucio – Medoro: 'Da amorose passione'
Francesco Cavalli – Artemisia: 'Aure Tacete'
Performers
Camilla Seale – mezzo-soprano
Tristram Cooke – countertenor
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Programme Note
Musica Antica Rotherhithe present music by Francesco Cavalli, Barbara Strozzi, Francesco Lucio, P.A. Ziani and Giovanni Legrenzi - much of it unheard since the 1650's - using the surviving payment records of a seventeenth-century venetian impresario to reconstruct the band you would have seen in a venetian theatre pit 370 years ago.
For this performance, Musica Antica will be using two original keyboard instruments from the University of Edinburgh's keyboard collection: a harpsichord by Bernardo Trasuntino (built in 1574) and virginal attributed to Francesco Poggio (c. 1620).
