Artemisia
song-cycle for mezzo-soprano and string trio
- Duration flexible
Words
by Sue Powell
there are seven movements
I - The Studio (7'20")
II - The Picnic (2'45")
III - The Rape (3'00")
IV - The Trial (2'00")
V - La Giuditta (2'00")
VI - La Madonna (3'45")
VII - Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting (3'50")
total duration approx 25 minutes
four of the songs (I, III, V, VI) were first performed by Lina Markeby and the British Camerata, conducted by Julian Perkins, November 2006
the complete set of seven songs was first performed by Clare McCaldin, June 2016