Davis Museum to host Italian musical performance

Mar 01, 2017 757

"The Sound World of Carlo Dolci" is set for 6:30-8 p.m. March 3 at 106 Central St., Wellesley.  The Davis Museum at Wellesley College offers the opportunity to enjoy the sights of Italy with this musical performance. The seated concert will take place amidst the devotional works of Florentine painter Carlo Dolci in the Camilla Chandler and Dorothy Buffum Chandler Gallery.

The musical program of 17th-century Italian song adds a dimension to the experience of seeing the exhibition, "The Medici's Painter: Carlo Dolci and 17th-Century Florence." Featuring soprano Laurie Monahan, Laura Jeppesen on viola da gamba and Catherine Liddell on theorbo and baroque guitar; the concert includes music by Barbara Strozzi, Vincenzo Calestani, Jacopo Peri, Girolamo Frescobaldi and other composers.

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