
Buxton International Festival 2026 Review: La Liberazione di Ruggiero
(Photo: Genevieve Girling) Francesca Caccini holds a special place in the annals of the history of opera: she was the first woman ever to write a complete opera. It is thought that she may have written five in all, but like many operas of the period, they have all been lost, apart from her work “La Liberazione di Ruggiero dell’isola {…}
