Presented by: GEMS Concert Series
Performers: Elissa Edwards (soprano) & Richard Kolb (archlute & theorbo)

Free admission

Barbara Strozzi and Francesca Caccini were two of the most remarkable women of the seventeenth century. Both established themselves among the leading musical voices of their respective generations, flaunting patriarchal restrictions through a combination of brilliant musical talent, irrepressible drive, and masterful networking skills.