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Francesca Caccini's La liberazione di Ruggiero dall'isola di Alcina was the first opera by a woman. In the week of International Women's Day, Lucie Skeaping introduces highlights of a performance recorded live at last year's Brighton Early Music Festival, and is joined in the studio by musical director Deborah Roberts.

Francesca Caccini: La liberazione di Ruggiero dall'isola di Alcina

Anna Devin (soprano) - Alcina
Denis Lakey (counter-tenor) - Melissa
Nick Pritchard (tenor) - Ruggiero

Hannah Ely (soprano) - Siren
Cally Youdell (soprano) - Oreste
Camilla Harris (soprano) - First Damigella
Roberta Diamond (soprano) - Second Damigella
Nancy Cole (mezzo-soprano) - Third Damigella
Bethany Horak-Hallett (soprano) - Female Plant
James Way (tenor) - Fiume Vistola/Shepherd
Josh Cooter (tenor) - Male Plant
William Bouvel (tenor) - Astolfo
Andrew Robinson (baritone) - Male Monster

The Liberation Singers
The BREMF Renaissance Players
Deborah Roberts (musical director).