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Suzanne G. Cusick argues that Caccinis career depended on the usefulness of her talents to the political agenda of Grand Duchess Christine de Lorraine, Tuscanys de facto regent from 1606 to 1636. Drawing on Classical and feminist theory, Cusick shows how the music Caccini made for the Medici court sustained the culture that enabled Christines power, thereby also supporting the sexual and political aims of its women.

In bringing Caccinis surprising story so vividly to life, Cusick ultimately illuminates how music making functioned in early modern Italy as a significant medium for the circulation of power.

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A priceless study of the life and career of the Renaissance-era Italian who was the first woman to have composed an opera (Gender & History).

Extraordinary in its breadth, its detail, its insight, and its worth to all participants in early music. Its contribution is not limited to the musical world, however, as Cusicks remarkable command and analysis of her materialhas immense value for scholars engaged in cultural studies, performance studies, history, politics, or the study of difference.Renaissance Quarterly

In bringing Caccinis surprising story so vividly to life, Cusick ultimately illuminates how music making functioned in early modern Italy as a significant medium for the circulation of power.

...(*_*)9780226338101_

A "priceless" study of the life and career of the Renaissance-era Italian who was the first woman to have composed an opera ( Gender & History).

"Extraordinary in its breadth, its detail, its insight, and its worth to all participants in early music. Its contribution is not limited to the musical world, however, as Cusicks remarkable command and analysis of her materialhas immense value for scholars engaged in cultural studies, performance studies, history, politics, or the study of difference." Renaissance Quarterly

A contemporary of Shakespeare and Monteverdi, and a colleague of Galileo and Artemisia Gentileschi at the Medici court, Francesca Caccini was a dominant musical figure there for thirty years. Dazzling listeners with the transformative power of her performances and the sparkling wit of the music she composed for more than a dozen court theatricals, Caccini is best remembered today as the first woman to have composed opera. Francesca Caccini at the Medici Court reveals for the first time how this multitalented composer established a fully professional musical career at a time when virtually no other women were able to achieve comparable success.
Suzanne G. Cusick argues that Caccinis career depended on the usefulness of her talents to the political agenda of Grand Duchess Christine de Lorraine, Tuscanys de facto regent from 1606 to 1636. Drawing on Classical and feminist theory, Cusick shows how the music Caccini made for the Medici court sustained the culture that enabled Christines power, thereby also supporting the sexual and political aims of its women.
In bringing Caccinis surprising story so vividly to life, Cusick ultimately illuminates how music making functioned in early modern Italy as a significant medium for the circulation of power.

...(*_*)9780226338101_

A "priceless" study of the life and career of the Renaissance-era Italian who was the first woman to have composed an opera ( Gender & History).

"Extraordinary in its breadth, its detail, its insight, and its worth to all participants in early music…. Its contribution is not limited to the musical world, however, as Cusick's remarkable command and analysis of her material…has immense value for scholars engaged in cultural studies, performance studies, history, politics, or the study of difference."— Renaissance Quarterly

A contemporary of Shakespeare and Monteverdi, and a colleague of Galileo and Artemisia Gentileschi at the Medici court, Francesca Caccini was a dominant musical figure there for thirty years. Dazzling listeners with the transformative power of her performances and the sparkling wit of the music she composed for more than a dozen court theatricals, Caccini is best remembered today as the first woman to have composed opera. Francesca Caccini at the Medici Court reveals for the first time how this multitalented composer established a fully professional musical career at a time when virtually no other women were able to achieve comparable success.
nSuzanne G. Cusick argues that Caccini's career depended on the usefulness of her talents to the political agenda of Grand Duchess Christine de Lorraine, Tuscany's de facto regent from 1606 to 1636. Drawing on Classical and feminist theory, Cusick shows how the music Caccini made for the Medici court sustained the culture that enabled Christine's power, thereby also supporting the sexual and political aims of its women.
nIn bringing Caccini's surprising story so vividly to life, Cusick ultimately illuminates how music making functioned in early modern Italy as a significant medium for the circulation of power.

Francesca Caccini at the Medici Court

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