Enjoy my presentation on Francesca Caccini!

1. FRANCESCA
CACCINI
BY: ALLY ACIERNO

2. ABOUT
FRANCESCA
• Francesca Caccini was born on September 18th,
1587 in Florence Italy.
• She was an Italian composer, singer, and poet.
• Francesca played five instruments which are:
• guitar, lute, harp, harpsichord, and theorbo.
• She also became a music teacher and taught
singing, instrumental performance, and
composition.

3. WHAT FRANCESCA IS
KNOWN FOR
• Francesca Caccini is known for
being the first female to write
an opera on February 3rd, 1625.
• She was also the most paid
musician in the 1620s.
• When performing, people
referred to her as “La Cecchina”
which means “the songbird.”

4. FRANCESCA’S
FAMOUS PIECES
• Francesca Caccini not only composed operas,
she also composed songs and music for the
theatre. However only two pieces survived.
• The first major work is the first opera composed
by a female:
• La liberazione di Ruggiero dall'isola d'Alcina
• The second major work is a collection of 32
songs, and four soprano and base duets:
• Il primo libro delle musiche a una e due voci

5. FRANCESCA’S
IMPACT ON MUSIC
• Francesca Caccini paved the
way for women in the music
world during the Opera and
Baroque era.
• She then used her talent and
knowledge to teach other
young girls in the court how
to perform and how to sing.

6. FRANCESCA’S
FAMILY LIFE
• Francesca Caccini was born into a
talented and rich family.
• Her father was Giulio Caccini, who was a
talented composer, singer,
instrumentalist, writer, and teacher.
• While her mother was Lucia Gagnolanti,
who was a talented singer.
• And her younger sister was Settimia
Caccini, who was also a talented singer.
• Music definitely ran in their blood.

7. REFERENCES
• https://www.britannica.com/biography/Francesca-Caccini
• https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/efts/IWW/BIOS/A0083.html