Sun, 19th November 2023, 20:00 | Hall, Salzlager Fama & Reality: 17th Century Artist Hathor Consort Dorothee Mields Hana Blažíková Romina Lischka © Marisa Vranjes Hathor Consort © Mathieu Vouzelaud Dorothee Mields © Harald Hoffmann Hana Blažíková © Vojtěch Havlík Barbara Strozzi (1619-1677) was an extraordinary individual of the 17th century. She grew up in Venice as the adoptive daughter of the influential lawyer and poet Giulio Strozzi, who founded the Accademia degli Unisoni in 1637. To foster her musical talent, she was given lessons by Cavalli and Cesti. She led a remarkable life, not only as an artist, but also as a woman. With her four children from her relationship with a married nobleman, she lived with her father before moving into a house of her own in Cannaregio. This stimulated the imagination of her contemporaries; she was also rumoured to be a courtesan. In Venice, Barbara Strozzi was considered to be the most prolific composer of printed secular vocal music in the mid-17th century; eight volumes of her music appeared in print. The Hathor Consort led by Romina Lischka explores Fama and Reality in a programme with Dorothee Mields and Hana Blažíková. Dorothee Mields & Hana Blažíková – soprano Hathor Consort Lidewij van der Voort – violin Angela Ambrosini – key fiddle Margit Übellacker – Salterio Matthias Spaeter – theorbo, baroque guitar Sarah Ridy – harp Francis Jacob – organ Ltg: Romina Lischka – bass viol Mehr anzeigen