Antonia Bembo
b. circa 1640, Venice; d. circa 1720, Paris
Antonia Bembo, an Italian composer and singer born in Venice, moved to Paris some time before 1676 and performed for King Louis XIV, who granted her a pension (government funding) that allowed her to remain in France and dedicate herself to composition. She composed numerous serenatas, arias, religious and secular cantatas, and the opera Ercole amante (1707).
Unknown artist. Antonia Padoani Bembo, n.d. From The Seven Psalms of David, Vol. I. CD cover. © 2005 La Donna Musical
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