Join Armonia Celeste as we explore intricate music from sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century Italy, from the madrigals of the Concerto delle Donne – a singing group of “Three Ladies” in...
Queen Cristina is one of the most interesting personages of the seventeenth century. The daughter of Gustavus Adolphus, she became queen of Sweden at the young age of six upon...
In mid-seventeenth-century Rome, the patronage of the Barberini family engendered a period of great productivity for the genres of vocal chamber music and opera. The trios, duets, and solos featured...
This program follows the journey of love: its awakening, seduction, sensuality, consummation, betrayal, suffering, and finally, hope. This concert highlights the text-painting madrigals of Monteverdi, the melodic stylings of Barbara...
The Concerto delle Donne – a singing group of three ladies in the court of Alfonso d’Este in Ferrara – created quite a musical stir in late sixteenth-century Italy. This...