Please join the UMB Catherine Frisone Scott Cetner for its first event of the spring, a musical and theatrical celebration of the monumental Renaissance poet Vittoria Colonna. One of the greatest figures in women's writing, given a new voice!
In 1538, Colonna's earliest collection of poetry became the first printed book by a living Italian woman and has been translated into English for the first time by Prof. Ramie Targoff (Brandeis University) in a newly published volume co-edited by Troy Tower (UMass Boston).
Targoff and Zower will share their experiences preparing this collection for today's readers and will be joined by soprano Ashlee Foreman singing Colonna's poetry with lute accompaniment by Brian Kay, who has adapted arrangements from sixteenth-century composers drawn to Colonna's fame and talent. Actor Floriana D'Ammora will round out the celebration with dramatic readings of selected sonnets that reflect, among other things, Colonna's celebrity in Naples.
On Zoom: RSVP at bit.ly/FrisoneColonna
Attendees seeking disability-related accommodations should visit ada.umb.edu before the event. For any questions, please write ItalianCenter@umb.edu