Celebrating the 400th anniversary of composer and singer Barbara Strozzi (1619-1677).

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Barbara Strozzi launched her career as a professional composer in 1644 with the publication of Il primo libro de madrigali a due, tre, quattro e cinque voci.

Strozzi, Barbara. Il primo libro de madrigali a due, tre, quattro e cinque voci. Stuttgart: Cornetto-Verlag, 2002. Marvin Duchow Music Library, M1549 S77 M3 2002

You can listen to a selection of Strozzi’s madrigals in Opera McGill’s 2019 performance of Francesca Caccini’s opera, La liberazione di Ruggiero dall’isola d’Alcina.