La Decima Musa, or The Tenth Muse: Music from the Golden Age of Venetian Opera 1650-1660

Wed, 18 Feb, 2026 at 07:30 pm UTC+00:00

Firth Hall | Sheffield

Musica Antica Rotherhithe
Publisher/HostMusica Antica Rotherhithe
La Decima Musa, or The Tenth Muse: Music from the Golden Age of Venetian Opera 1650-1660
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Musica Antica Rotherhithe present music by Francesco Cavalli, Barbara Strozzi, Francesco Lucio, P.A. Ziani and Giovanni Legrenzi - much of it unheard for 370 years.
Musica Antica Rotherhithe present cantatas and extracts from operas written for Venice's public theatres in the mid-seventeenth century, many of which have lain unperformed for over 350 years. Using surviving payment records from venetian theatres, Mezzo Camilla Seale and countertenor Tristram Cooke will be accompanied by an ensemble which matches a Venetian theatre band of the time as closely as possible, comprising two violins, bass viol, three theorbos, harpsichord and a pentagonal virginal.
Programme
Francesco Cavalli (1602 - 1676):
Cantata: Se la giù negl'abissi
Torindo, ove s'in via, from Orimonte (1650)
Dolce Frode, from Eritrea (1652)
Ahi questo è il fine amaro, from Erismena (1655)
Barbara Strozzi (1619 -1677):
Eraclito Amoroso Cantate, ariette, e duetti (1651)
Francesco Lucio (1628 - 1658):
Donne belle e vezzose from Medoro (1658)
Da amorose passioni from Medoro (1658)
Pietro Andrea Ziani (1616 - 1684):
Rodope, dove sei, from Le Fortune di Rodope e Damira (1657)

Performers
Mezzo: Camilla Seale
Countertenor: Tristram Cooke
Violin: Andrew Taheny & Sophia Mücke
Bass viol: Harry Buckoke
Theorbo: Kristiina Watt, Jonatan Bougt & Peter Martin
Keyboards: Luke Mitchell & Oliver Doyle
This concert is made possible by the generous support of the Continuo Foundation and Cavalli Charity.
Tickets (£10-£17) via the performance venues website.
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