Although the majority of Italian Chamber Cantatas were composed for soprano or contralto, that does not necessarily mean the composer left the other vocal registers completely ignored. + Especially in Italy, there must have always been excellent bass singers (just think of the extremely demanding games that occurred in some of the vocal works Handel composed during his stay in Italy), which have inspired the composition of bass cantatas. + Here Mauro Borgioni presents some works of Alessandro Stradella and Antonio Caldara, characterized not only by virtuosity, but also by operatic drama.