The international conference, Virtuose di musica in Seventeenth-Century Italy, seeks to
investigate the role of women in the musical culture of seventeenth-century Italy, with
particular attention to women musicians active as singers, composers, instrumentalists, and
music teachers. The chronological framework spans from the late sixteenth century—
marked by the emergence of the recitative style and a corresponding new model of the
virtuosa—to the early years of the eighteenth century.

University of Florence
4-6 March 2026

Paper proposals, in either Italian or English, should be submitted by 20 September
2025 to info@vidimus.it.

For more information download the Call for Proposals here.