Events

Collegium Musicum Fall Presentation

Il Contrasto della Bianca e della Brunetta: Music, dance and theater at the time of Isabella d'Este

An ensemble of singers and instrumentalists, Collegium Musicum specializes in the performance of Western music from the Middle Ages to the early 19th century. This semester the Collegium will explore the songs and dance music from the Mantuan court of Isabella d'Este and her contemporaries, including the notorious Lucrezia Borgia. Featured will be a theatrical presentation of Il Contrasto della Bianca e della Brunetta a gender-bending story that turns the chivalric notion of the relationships between knights and ladies on its head. This short humorous dramatic poem survives in only one source, the Plympton Collection right here at Wellesley College!

This event is free and open to the public.  We are wheelchair accessible:  If you have questions or concerns regarding this issue, please call James Wice, Director of Disability Services at 781-283-2434.