Bella Discordia

Maria explores the music of the 16th and 17th century Italy also as a scholar, especially music written for a female voice and her voice seems to be perfectly suited to performing complicated and ornate passages of this period. With the ensemble Bella Discordia she performs music of the composers such as Francesca Caccini and Barbara Strozzi. In 2010 they recorded their first CD, La Virtuosissima with music of Barbara Strozzi (1619-1677).