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Musica Secreta.

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TreGrazia webMadeline Apple Healey ~ soprano 
Margaret Carpenter Haigh ~ soprano 
Aine Hakamatsuka ~ soprano 
Elisa Sutherland ~ mezzo soprano 
Nicolas Haigh ~ harpsichord 
Adam Cockerham ~ lute 

An exploration of the music of concerto delle donne providing a stunning musical portrayal of love themes from a 17th-century perspective with works by Francesca Caccini, Luzzasco Luzzaschi, Claudio Monteverdi, and Barbara Strozzi. The program explores themes from sapphic poetry and heavenly admiration to haunting heartbreak and suffering in celebration of the divine feminine.

Madeline Healey, Margaret Carpenter Haigh, and Elisa Sutherland in collaboration for the first time, explore the repertoire of the court of Ferrara.

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Madeline Apple Healey
Margaret Carpenter Haigh
Elisa Sutherland

1:15–2:00 pm
All concerts are free; no tickets or reservations are necessary.

In person at St. Malachy's Church, 239 West 49th Street, Manhattan

Live stream details: You can watch it on your computer in any of two places by clicking on the name you wish: our website or YouTube.

GEMS is a non-profit corporation that supports and promotes the artists and organizations in New York devoted to early music — playing repertoire from the Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, and early Classical periods.