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I Ritratti
Portraits of three 17th Century Female composers
Part of the Musica Antica Rotherhithe 2023-4 Season
Add to my Calendar 16-07-2023 18:30 16-07-2023 20:30 36 I Ritratti In 1524, Gian Giorgio Trissino published I Ritratti: a collection of word portraits of women he considered to be paragons of intellect and virtue, but which focused above all on their physical beauty. Adopting Trissino's title but shedding his qualifiers, Musica Antica Rotherhithe present portraits of three 17th Century female Italian composers - Isabella Leonarda, Antonia Bembo and Barbara Strozzi - through their music, alongside extracts from the operas of Strozzi and Bembo’s teacher, Francesco Cavalli. This concert has been generously supported by the Continuo Foundation. All ticket sales will go towards the maintainence of Letheringham's historic Priory Church. St Mary's Church, Woodbridge DD/MM/YYYYDetails
St Mary's Church
Letheringham
Woodbridge
Suffolk
IP13 7QY
England
Programme
Francesco Cavalli – Il rapimento d'Elena, Act III scene vi: Mia speranza
Antonia Bembo – Ah, quel'absence
Isabella Leonarda – Sonata Quinta
Antonia Bembo – Sonetto al Rè: Gran Re che tutto a tutti
Barbara Strozzi – L'Eraclito Amoroso
Isabella Leonarda – Sonata Terza
Francesco Cavalli – Ecco idolo mio
Antonia Bembo – Volgete altrove il guardo
Barbara Strozzi – Lagrime mie
Isabella Leonarda – Sonata Duodecima
Barbara Strozzi – Il Lamento: Sul Rodano severo
Francesco Cavalli – L'Ormindo, Act III Finale: D'Amor Non Si Quereli
Performers
Camilla Seale – mezzo-soprano
Tristram Cooke – counter-tenor
May Robertson – baroque violin
Flora Fontanelli – baroque violin
Sarah Small – viola da gamba
Peter Martin – theorbo
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Programme Note
In 1524, Gian Giorgio Trissino published I Ritratti: a collection of word portraits of women he considered to be paragons of intellect and virtue, but which focused above all on their physical beauty.
Adopting Trissino's title but shedding his qualifiers, Musica Antica Rotherhithe present portraits of three 17th Century female Italian composers - Isabella Leonarda, Antonia Bembo and Barbara Strozzi - through their music, alongside extracts from the operas of Strozzi and Bembo’s teacher, Francesco Cavalli.
This concert has been generously supported by the Continuo Foundation.
All ticket sales will go towards the maintainence of Letheringham's historic Priory Church.
