Francesca was the eldest daughter and best student of her father, Giulio. As an Italian singer, composer, teacher, lutenist, guitarist and harpsichordist Francesca was invited to sing in the courts of Henri IV, the Tuscan court, and at Maria de'Medici's marriage. Francesca Caccini's most noted work was her opera "La liberazione di Ruggiero dall'isola d'Alcina" and it was even the more famed for its being the first Italian opera to be performed outside of Italy. Her two volume work "Il primo libro delle musiche" contained a number of songs including madrigals, canzonettas, sonnet settings. It was an important gift to early music for the solo voice and demonstrated an appreciation for the potential magnificence of the human voice. ~ Keith Johnson, Rovi