Sacri Chiaroscuri: Arie per Artemisia

from Salon/Sanctuary Concerts

Friday, May 29th
9:00pm
Sacri Chiaroscuri: Arie per Artemisia
The Basilica of Santissima Annunziata, Cappella di San Luca (Accademia delle Arti del Disegno of Florence)

Soprano Jessica Gould, lutenist Diego Cantalupi, cellist Veronica Lapiccirella, and harpsichordist / organist Lucia Baldacci perform a concert of works by Purcell, Carissimi, Barbara Strozzi, and Händel which honor Artemisia Gentileschi (1593 – 1656), the first woman artist accepted into the Accademia delle Arti del Disegno.

A post-Caravaggian genius, early recognition of Gentileschi's talent was tempered by acts of violence and struggles for survival. Born in Rome, she apprenticed in Florence, and later travelled to Venice and London. From the parallel female genius of Venetian composer Barbara Strozzi, to the dramatic chiaroscuro of Carissimi's counter-Reformation motets, to the word-painting of Purcell and the scene-setting of Handel, this concert offers a musical mirror to Artemisia's canvas. (from )

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