Barbara Strozzi: Sete pur fastidioso

Barbara Strozzi: Sete pur fastidioso

Roommates and lovers (who are sometimes both) are cooped up together these days, occasionally annoyed with one another.  I include a song which may describe something like that by the Venetian singer-songwriter Barbara Strozzi (1619-1677).  She was perhaps the most...
Barbara Strozzi:  Lagrime mie

Barbara Strozzi: Lagrime mie

Hildegard von Bingen is a tough act to follow for anyone. But about 500 years later Barbara Strozzi appears in Venice (1619-1677). Another remarkable person, all the more remarkable because of her status, talent, and visibility. She published a great deal of her fine...