Barbara Strozzi was born in Venice in 1619. She died in Padua on 11 November, 1677, at the age of 58. Strozzi composed exclusively vocal music, most of it for an accompanied female voice. Remarkably ...
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As half of Italy heads back into lockdown, the French artist JR has unveiled a major installation on the façade of the Palazzo Strozzi in Florence that stresses the importance of maintaining access to ...
A sumptuous, elegant account of Barbara Strozzi’s 17th-century vocal music – performed with warmth, clarity and persuasive expressive freedom Barbara Strozzi was a true 17th-century revolutionary. The ...
Helen Frankenthaler, Open Wall, 1953; Oil on canvas, 136.5 × 332.7 cm. © 2024 Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Here ...
This is the amazing real-life story of the Venetian composer Barbara Strozzi (1619-1677) who became one of the first women to have her music published in her own name. Born in 1619 in Venice, Barbara ...
WORCESTER — Nicknamed “il prete genovese” (the Genoa priest), Bernardo Strozzi (1581-1644) had his true calling — painting — deferred when he entered a monastery in 1598 as a 17-year-old. Extracting ...
Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by The composer Barbara Strozzi, who turns 400 this year, is still celebrated for vocal music of desire and passion. By Bonnie Gordon Like many ...