Francesca Cassinari

focuses on vocal polyphony from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance and Baroque music, collaborating with Italy’s most renowned ensembles. She is a member of La Compagnia del Madrigale, Il Canto di Orfeo, La Fonte Musica, and Cantica Symphonia, and performs regularly with Il Pomo d’Oro, Concerto Italiano, La Divina Armonia, La Venexiana, Collegium 1704, Capella Reyal de Catalunya, Stile Galante, Pian&Forte, and Club Médiéval.  With La Compagnia del Madrigale, she records madrigals and sacred polyphony by composers such as Gesualdo, Monteverdi, Cipriano de  Rore, and Orazio Vecchi, all released by Glossa Music and honored with accolades like the Diapason d’Or de l’Année and the Gramophone Award.  With La Venexiana, she participates in recordings of Monteverdi’s operas  and Luzzaschi’s madrigals. With Stile Galante, she has recorded cantatas by Porpora and Vinci, as well as a solo album dedicated to Luigi Marchesi’s ariettas. She also regularly performs late medieval and early Renaissance music with La Fonte Musica, focusing on the Ars Nova repertoire. The ensemble’s album Enigma Fortuna (a complete collection of works by Zacara da Teramo, released by Alpha) has won numerous prestigious European awards,  including the Diapason d’Or, Gramophone Editor’s Choice, and the Preis  der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik.