Heroines of Love and Loss
To mark International Women's Day, soprano Ruby Hughes sings arias by 17th-century female composers such as Caccini, Strozzi and Vizzana alongside those featuring tragic heroines.
To mark International Women's Day, soprano Ruby Hughes sings rare arias by 17th-century female composers such as Francesca Caccini, Barbara Strozzi, Claudia Sessa and Lucrezia Vizzana alongside Purcell's great laments for Dido and Boudica. She's joined at Kings Place in London by Swedish lutenist Jonas Nordberg and Japanese cellist Mime Yamahiro-Brinkmann, who will also contribute instrumental works of the time.
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Henry Purcell
Bonduca, Or The British Heroine - Oh! Lead me to some peaceful gloom
Performer: Jonas Nordberg. Performer: Mime Yamahiro-Brinkmann. Singer: Ruby Hughes. -
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Barbara Strozzi
L' Eraclito Amoroso
Performer: Jonas Nordberg. Performer: Mime Yamahiro-Brinkmann. Singer: Ruby Hughes. -
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Claudia Sessa
Occhi Io Vissi Di Voi
Performer: Jonas Nordberg. Performer: Mime Yamahiro-Brinkmann. Singer: Ruby Hughes. -
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Antonia Bembo
Ha, Que L'Absence Est Un Cruel Martire
Performer: Jonas Nordberg. Performer: Mime Yamahiro-Brinkmann. Singer: Ruby Hughes. -
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Barbara Strozzi
Lamento - Lagrime Mie
Performer: Jonas Nordberg. Performer: Mime Yamahiro-Brinkmann. Singer: Ruby Hughes. -
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Francesca Caccini
Lasciatemi Qui Solo
Performer: Jonas Nordberg. Performer: Mime Yamahiro-Brinkmann. Singer: Ruby Hughes. -
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Johannes Hieronymus Kapsberger
Toccata Arpeggiata
Performer: Jonas Nordberg. -
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Lucrezia Orsina Vizzana
O Magnum Mysterium
Performer: Jonas Nordberg. Performer: Mime Yamahiro-Brinkmann. Singer: Ruby Hughes. -
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Henry Purcell
Dido And Aeneas - Dido's Lament
Performer: Jonas Nordberg. Performer: Mime Yamahiro-Brinkmann. Singer: Ruby Hughes. -
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Anon.
O Death, Rock Me Asleep
Composer: Anne Boleyn Attrib. Performer: Jonas Nordberg. Performer: Mime Yamahiro-Brinkmann. Singer: Ruby Hughes.
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- Sun 12 Mar 2017 14:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
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