La Caccia
The Chase

Staged live at Holy Trinity Church, Rotherhithe, SE16 5HF

Musica Antica Rotherhithe present three raucous madrigal comedies by Alessandro Striggio (1535-1592) and Adriano Banchieri (1568-1634): La Caccia (The Chase), Il Cicalamento delle Donne al Buccato (The Gossip of the Women at the Well) and La Pazzia Senile (The Old Codger). Filled with innuendo and satire of sex, class and society at large, these comedies reveal a fascinating, scandalising glimpse of late sixteenth century Italian urban society that, at times, looks no different to our own, as well as beingset to brilliant, rarely-heard music. 

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This performance will be accompanied by the release of a new performing edition of Striggio's Il Cicalamento delle Donne al Bucato on the public domain, edited by Oliver Doyle.

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As ever, a bar selling wine, soft drinks and Holy Trinity's famous home-infused gins will be open from 7pm.
 

This concert will finish at 9:20pm.