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Livia d'Arco

Livia d'Arco (c. 1565–1611) was an Italian singer in the court of Alfonso II d'Este in Ferrara.

Updated: September 1, 2025
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Livia (given name)

Livia was the wife of Augustus and the most powerful woman in the early Roman Empire. Livia is a female name of Latin origin, meaning "blue," or of Hebrew origin meaning "garland." From Roman times, this was the female derivative of the family name...

Updated: July 19, 2026
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Concerto delle donne

The concerto delle donne (lit. 'consort of ladies') was an ensemble of professional female singers of late Renaissance music in Italy. The term usually refers to the first and most influential group in Ferrara, which existed between 1580 and 1597....

Updated: October 10, 2026
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Margherita Gonzaga, Duchess of Ferrara

Margherita Barbara Gonzaga (27 May 1564 – 6 January 1618), was an Italian noblewoman, Duchess consort of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio between 1579 and 1597 by marriage to Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio. She was a significant...

Updated: March 16, 2026
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Arco family

The House of Arco is an ancient noble family, originally from Arco, in Northern Italy. Members of the family played important roles within the Holy Roman Empire, Austro-Hungarian Empire and Italy.

Updated: October 1, 2026
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Duchy of Ferrara

The Duchy of Ferrara (Latin: Ducatus Ferrariensis; Italian: Ducato di Ferrara; Emilian: Ducà ad Frara) was a state in what is now northern Italy. It consisted of about 1,100 km2 south of the lower Po River, stretching to the valley of the lower Reno...

Updated: June 7, 2026
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Anna Guarini

Anna Guarini, Contessa Trotti (1563 – 3 May 1598) was an Italian virtuoso singer of the late Renaissance. She was one of the most renowned singers of the age, and was one of the four concerto di donne at the Ferrara court of the d'Este family, for...

Updated: June 13, 2025
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1611 in music

The year 1611 in music involved some significant events.

Updated: December 12, 2025
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Lodovico Agostini

Lodovico Agostini (1534 – 20 September 1590) was an Italian composer, singer, priest, and scholar of the late Renaissance. He was a close associate of the Ferrara Estense court, and contributed to the progressive secular style which developed there...

Updated: September 7, 2026
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Alida Valli

Baroness Alida Maria Laura Altenburger von Marckenstein-Frauenberg (31 May 1921 – 22 April 2006), better known by her stage name Alida Valli, or simply Valli, was an Italian actress who appeared in more than 100 films in a 70-year career, spanning...

Updated: September 9, 2026