A few years after Stradella's assassination (!) in 1682, a story of the episode that led to his death appeared in the duo-Bourdelot-authored 1715 Histoire de la Musique. The booklet of this CD – with its recording from Enrico Gatti, his Ensemble Aurora and Emanuela Galli in the title role – contains the latest results of Carolyn Gianturco’s Stradella investigation, including some completely new information.