Sala: The Old Market, Hove

Francesca Caccini’s La Liberazione di Ruggiero dall’Isola di Alcina, performed at the Medici court in Florence in 1625, is said to be the first opera composed by a female composer.

Gorgeous performances from Antonia Grove and Greig Cooke lead us through the big topics of love and loss, but rather than running at them head on, this new work skirts round the edges.