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Volgi, Beatrice

(text by Dante Alighieri)

Curt Cacioppo

For soprano and string quartet; duration: 3:00
Premiered on “To Kiss the Earth – potter, poet, and guide”
November 12 and 13, 2011; at Philadelphia University and The Academy of Vocal Arts
Performers: Elizabeth Weigle, soprano and The Ravenhill String Quartet
Commissioned by Lyric Fest

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