Antonia Padoani Bembo was an Italian musician who lived from approximately 1640 – 1720. She was a composer and singer who was born in Venice, but mainly worked in Paris where King Louis XIV was her patron. Today’s Beautiful Music is Antonio Bembo’s song HA QUE L’ABSENCE, performed by soprano Amanda Majeski with lutenist Brandon Acker and viola da gamba player Craig Trompeter from a September 29, 2020 at The Poetry Foundation in Chicago. You can also use the link below to learn more about Antonio Padoani Bembo — The Resistant Exile — from one of the foremost experts on her life and work, musician and scholar Laury Gutiérrez.
https://www.tafelmusik.org/antonia-bembo-resistant-exile