Angelica Women's Chamber Choir: A Battle of the Sexes – Italian Composers from 1300 to 1800

Luca Marenzio — Selected works
Claudio Monteverdi — Selected works
Alessandro Scarlatti — Selected works
Francesca Caccini — Selected works
Maddalena Casulana — Selected works
Leonora d'Este — Selected works

Renowned male composers and lesser-known women composers take turns in this thought-provoking program by Angelica. Alongside pieces by Marenzio, Monteverdi, and Scarlatti, you will hear music by Francesca Caccini, Maddelena Casulana, Leonora d'Este, and others. Despite living in a musical world historically dominated by men, these women overcame obstacles to create music of substance that today is becoming more recognized.

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About Angelica Women's Chamber Choir

Angelica performs a rich repertory ranging from early anonymous music to contemporary compositions. The group sings in a variety of genres, including chant, Sephardic, Celtic, and American folk, sometimes accompanying themselves with instruments. Angelica has performed internationally in choral festivals in Italy and Lithuania. The ensemble has been lauded as having "a gorgeous sound, rich sonorities, and transparent harmonies."

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