The very designation ‘Caccini’s Ave Maria’ is one that provokes debate. Who is Caccini? And was the piece actually anything to do with him? The answer to the first question is easy: Caccini was a ...

Lucie Skeaping explores the lives and work of Francesca and Settimia Caccini, the two musical daughters of renowned singer and composer Giulio Caccini. Show more Giulio Caccini was one of the most ...

A typical day for three musicians in the Medici Court. This portrait, of three unnamed musicians, was painted circa 1687. Wikimedia Commons Francesca Caccini, born on this day in 1587, was the most ...

Korean popera tenor Lim Hyung-joo has sung "Ave Maria" in front of Pope Francis during a private audience with him in Ulaanbaatar, the singer's agency said Wednesday. According to DGNcom, Lim was ...