Concerto delle donne
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The concerto delle donne was an ensemble of professional female singers of late Renaissance music in Italy. The term usually refers to the first and most influential group in Ferrara, which existed between 1580 and 1597. Renowned for their technical and artistic virtuosity, the Ferrarese group's core members were the sopranos Laura Peverara, Livia d'Arco and Anna Guarini.
Second page of O dolcezz'amarissime d'amore, written for the concerto by Luzzasco Luzzaschi. The excerpt displays the fast-moving virtuosic passages in which the group specialized.
Luzzaschi's Quinto libro dei madrigali for five voices (Ferrara, 1595) acknowledges Vittorio Baldini's printing and the patronage of Alfonso II d'Este.
Title page of Luzzaschi's Madrigali a uno, e'doi, e'tre' soprani, showing Verovi's mark and acknowledgement of Alfonso.
![The harp, L'Arpa di Laura [it], of Laura Peperara, kept in the Galleria Estense](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Cerchia_di_giovan_battista_giacomelli%2C_arpa_doppia%2C_1581%2C_decorata_nel_1587-88%2C_con_fregio_del_1588-93%2C_01.jpg/500px-Cerchia_di_giovan_battista_giacomelli%2C_arpa_doppia%2C_1581%2C_decorata_nel_1587-88%2C_con_fregio_del_1588-93%2C_01.jpg)
The harp, L'Arpa di Laura [it], of Laura Peperara, kept in the Galleria Estense
Alfonso II d'Este
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Alfonso II d'Este was Duke of Ferrara from 1559 to 1597. He was a member of the House of Este.
Alfonso II d'Este by Girolamo da Carpi