Vittoria Bentivoglio

Vittoria Bentivoglio was a singer in the 16th century Ferrarese court of Alfonso II d'Este and a member of the first period of the court's concerto delle donne. She was born into the noble Cybò family, and later married a member of the renowned Bentivoglio family. She remained a prominent member of the court even after she stopped singing regularly for the musica secreta. She also danced in the balletto delle donne.

Concerto delle donne

Singers in preliminary group	Lucrezia Bendidio Isabella Bendidio Leonora Sanvitale Vittoria Bentivoglio Giulio Cesare Brancaccio

Singers in concerto delle donne proper	Laura Peverara Anna Guarini Livia d'Arco Tarquinia Molza Giulio Cesare Brancaccio

Patrons	Alfonso II d'Este Margherita Gonzaga d'Este

Composers and assisting musicians	Luzzasco Luzzaschi Ippolito Fiorini Giaches de Wert Claudio Monteverdi Carlo Gesualdo

Printer	Vittorio Baldini

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