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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 18-10-2023 19:30 18-10-2023 21:30 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. This concert will be livestreamed, and sung by candlelight. University of Sheffield - Drama Studio, Sheffield DD/MM/YYYYDetails
University of Sheffield - Drama Studio
Shearwood Road
Broomhall
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S10 2TD
England
Programme
Francesco Cavalli – Il rapimento d'Elena: '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
Flora Fontanelli – baroque violin
Maxim Del Mar – baroque violin
Jonatan Bougt – theorbo
Harry Buckoke – viola da gamba
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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.
This concert will be livestreamed, and sung by candlelight.
