Camilla de Rossi was a Roman woman who composed music in the early 18th century. We know Rossi was commissioned by Austria’s Emperor Joseph I to compose four oratorios, one of the few women to compose oratorios in Vienna at that time.
Today’s Beautiful Music is a 2011 concert performance of Camilla de Rossi’s 1709 oratorio IL FIGLIUOL PRODIGO (The Prodigal Son) by the ensemble Musicke’s Pleasure Garden. You can also learn more about Camilla de Rossi using the link below.