Pacific MusicWorks Underground: International Woman of Mystery
$25 ($15 under age 30)
Antonia Bembo
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Selected works
Danielle Sampson, soprano
Romaric Pokorny, violin
Corentin Pokorny, violin
Caroline Nicolas, cello
Henry Lebedinsky, harpsichord
Born in Venice, Antonia Padoani Bembo showed prodigious talent as a singer, staged a daring escape from a violent marriage with the help of a globetrotting guitar virtuoso, and made her way to Paris where she lived and composed under the protection of King Louis XIV. Soprano Danielle Sampson joins violinists Romaric and Corentin Pokorny, cellist Caroline Nicolas, and harpsichordist Henry Lebedinsky to explore the life, times, and music of this exceptional woman.