Uploaded November 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Musical Co-Director Stephen Stubbs discusses the emergence of the "professional woman" in the arts at the start of the 17th-Century, such as singer, instrumentalist, and composer Francesca Caccini.

Enjoy the BEMF Chamber Opera Series and Francesca Caccini's Alcina on Thanksgiving weekend 2018 - November 24 & 25 at NEC's Jordan Hall in Boston and November 26 & 27 at the Morgan Library & Museum in New York City.

Learn more at bemf.org/pages/concerts/18-19/alcina.htm

Video by Kathy Wittman, Ball Square Films