page_title: Francesca Caccini
hierarchical_section_title: Francesca Caccini
caption_attribution_description: English: Cameo of Francesca Caccini, also known as "la Cecchina" (1587 – after 1641), a Baroque composer, lutenist, and singer. The cameo depicting her at approximately age 30 was found in the Palazzo Rospigliosi in Pistoia. This image was published in Bonaventura, A.. "Un ritratto della Cecchina", Cultura musicale, Vol. 1–2 (illustration facing p.8). Bologna: 1922. The journal can be accessed here. Deutsch: Arnaldo Bonaventura bibliotecario, musicologo, (Livorno 1862 - Firenze 1952)
context_page_description: Francesca Caccini was an Italian composer, singer, lutenist, poet, and music teacher of the early Baroque era. She was also known by the nickname "La Cecchina", given to her by the Florentines and probably a diminutive of "Francesca". She was the daughter of Giulio Caccini. Her only surviving stage work, La liberazione di Ruggiero, is widely considered the oldest opera by a woman composer.
context_section_description: Francesca Caccini ([franˈtʃeska katˈtʃiːni]; 18 September 1587 – after 1641) was an Italian composer, singer, lutenist, poet, and music teacher of the early Baroque era. She was also known by the nickname "La Cecchina" [la tʃekˈkiːna], given to her by the Florentines and probably a diminutive of "Francesca". She was the daughter of Giulio Caccini. Her only surviving stage work, La liberazione di Ruggiero, is widely considered the oldest opera by a woman composer.
caption: Francesca Caccini.
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