大象传媒

Music celebrating the life and work of a remarkable 16th-century French princess, the writer and artistic patron Marguerite de Navarre, who's been called "the first modern woman". Having narrowly escaped a mooted marriage to the young Henry VIII, Marguerite ended up married to another King Henry - Henri IV of Navarre. She wrote poems and plays, supported virtually every leading artist in Europe - from Rabelais to Leonardo da Vinci - and pioneered public works to alleviate poverty. Featuring the ensemble Capella de la Torre and soprano Margaret Hunter.