Francesca Caccini | Lasciatemi qui solo

SONNAMBULA and Detroit Institute of Arts Recorded in March 2022 Elizabeth Weinfield, viola da gamba/direction Jude Ziliak, violin Toma Iliev, violin Amy Domingues, viola da gamba James Kennerley, harpsichord with Nola Richardson, soprano This performance is presented in conjunction with the Detroit Institute of Arts exhibition By Her Hand: Artemisia Gentileschi and Women Artists in Italy, 1500–1800, and was made possible through a generous grant from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation. Francesca Caccini (1587-1640): “Lasciatemi qui solo“ Lasciatemi qui solo Torante augelli al nido Mentre l’anim’e ‘l duolo Spiro su questo lido Altri meco non voglio Ch’un freddo scoglio E ‘l moi fatal martire Lasciatemi moirire Leave me here alone, Return, birds, to your nests, While my soul, and my pain I give up on these shores. I want no one else with me Other than a cold rock, And my fated death. Leave me to die Dolci