Adriana Basile (c. 1580 â€" c. 1640) was an Italian composer and
singer.She was born in Posillipo, and died in Rome. From 1610, she
worked for the Gonzagas in Mantua. Members of her family also worked
for the court, including her brothers, Giambattista Basile, a poet,
Lelio Basile, a composer, and her sisters, Margherita and Vittoria,
who were both singers. Her husband, Mutio Baroni, and her three
children, her son Camillo, and two daughters, Leonora and Caterina
were also at the court. Leonora and Caterina were both successful
singers in their own right. Claudio Monteverdi declared that Basile
was a more talented singer than Francesca Caccini, who was at that
time at the Medici court.Duke Vincenzo Gonzaga awarded Basile a barony
in the Monferrato, and she was also well regarded by Vincenzo's sons
Francesco and Ferdinando. While still working for the Mantuan court,
she travelled to Florence, Rome, Naples, and Modena. She performed in
Alessandro Guarini's Licori, ovvero L’incanto d’amore. In 1626 she
retired from the service of the Gonzagas, and moved to Naples and
later Rome.
singer.She was born in Posillipo, and died in Rome. From 1610, she
worked for the Gonzagas in Mantua. Members of her family also worked
for the court, including her brothers, Giambattista Basile, a poet,
Lelio Basile, a composer, and her sisters, Margherita and Vittoria,
who were both singers. Her husband, Mutio Baroni, and her three
children, her son Camillo, and two daughters, Leonora and Caterina
were also at the court. Leonora and Caterina were both successful
singers in their own right. Claudio Monteverdi declared that Basile
was a more talented singer than Francesca Caccini, who was at that
time at the Medici court.Duke Vincenzo Gonzaga awarded Basile a barony
in the Monferrato, and she was also well regarded by Vincenzo's sons
Francesco and Ferdinando. While still working for the Mantuan court,
she travelled to Florence, Rome, Naples, and Modena. She performed in
Alessandro Guarini's Licori, ovvero L’incanto d’amore. In 1626 she
retired from the service of the Gonzagas, and moved to Naples and
later Rome.
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