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Bella Donna

Clémence Niclas (voice, recorders), Louise Bouedo (bowed fiddle), Marie-Domitille Murez (gothic harp), Clément Stagnol (medieval lute)
Bella Donna
Apotropaïque means an object/saying used to protect against evil or misfortune. This brilliant ensemble - 'the real thing’ (RH) - has won international competitions and is currently in residence at Fondation Royaumont.

The ‘Bella Donna’ in courtly love praises an idealised woman but also embodies the poisonous if sublime Deadly Nightshade, used by witches to prepare hallucinogenic ointments. Singing of ‘Temperance, Charm and Torment’, you’ll hear soul, virtuosity, and passion through the early medieval Cantigas de Santa María on to poet/composer Machaut and the virtuosity of Dufay. A rare chance to hear this repertoire with the flamboyance it deserves.

  • festival Stour Music
  • date Fri, 27 June 2025
  • location All Saints Church, Boughton Aluph
  • time 9:15pm
  • ticket £20-30 (with concessions)

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Apotropaïque means an object/saying used to protect against evil or misfortune. This brilliant ensemble - 'the real thing’ (RH) - has won international competitions and is currently in residence at Fondation Royaumont.

The ‘Bella Donna’ in courtly love praises an idealised woman but also embodies the poisonous if sublime Deadly Nightshade, used by witches to prepare hallucinogenic ointments. Singing of ‘Temperance, Charm and Torment’, you’ll hear soul, virtuosity, and passion through the early medieval Cantigas de Santa María on to poet/composer Machaut and the virtuosity of Dufay. A rare chance to hear this repertoire with the flamboyance it deserves.

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Location

All Saints Church, Boughton Aluph
BOUGHTON ALUPH CHURCH, Church Lane, Boughton Aluph, TN25 4EU


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