Early Music Vancouver: Strozzi 17th Century Divas feat. Suzie LeBlanc & Dorothee Mields, sopranos
Suzie LeBlanc, soprano; Dorothee Mields, soprano; Lucas Harris, lute; Mark Edwards, harpsichord, organ
Date/Time: Aug 8 2019, 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Vancouver, Christ Church Cathedral690 Burrard St
P: (604) 682-3848
Tickets
Cost: $36.00
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Pre-concert talk at 6:45PM
Being published in one’s lifetime was a great accomplishment for composers of the 17th century – especially if you happened to be a woman! Barbara Strozzi published eight collections of exquisite arias and madrigals on the familiar subject of love gone wrong that are of a similar, superlative standard to those of her contemporary Claudio Monteverdi. Strozzi’s remarkable output as an artist is thanks in part to the patronage she enjoyed from the Grand Duchess of Tuscany, Vittoria della Rovere who was an important proto-feminist of the early 17th century who believed in the important of supporting virtuoso women artists, musicians and writers. This concert celebrates Strozzi’s 400th anniversary with a programme of sensual and playful arias and duets performed by two of the greatest interpreters of 17th century vocal music living today.
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