Born in Venice, he trained as both a violinist and priest. When he was 25, Vivaldi was appointed the 'master of violin' at an orphanage called the Pio Ospedale della Pietà. He served in various roles ...

Antonio Vivaldi was one of the Baroque period's most gifted and prolific composers. But his life wasn't just about the music - find out about the women, the priesthood and how he died alone. A ...

Let’s face it: Vivaldi is never going to be signing copies of his latest CD in a branch of HMV or anywhere else. There are those that use this fact as an example of classical music’s limits. Nonsense.

Known as the "red priest" because of his hair color and his membership in the clergy, Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) was the most original and influential Italian composer of his generation. He wrote ...

Why is he a Trailblazer? Can orchestras bring people, animals, landscapes and stories to life – using music? Trailblazer Antonio Vivaldi thought so. Around 300 years ago when he wrote The Four Seasons ...

A chance discovery introduced me to the composer’s work with abandoned children. The more I learned, the more I wondered about the creative role they played in his music Surprisingly, this story ...

Do you remember the 1988 Bobby McFerrin song “Don’t Worry, Be Happy”? The extraordinarily talented and versatile musician’s parents were opera singers – Robert McFerrin Sr. was a regular at the ...

Courtesy/Stefano Guindani/Alessandro Cantarini. Antonio Vivaldi, the Italian Baroque composer and violinist who penned “The Four Seasons,” will be portrayed in “Primavera,” the feature debut of ...

Why is he a Trailblazer? Can orchestras bring people, animals, landscapes and stories to life – using music? Trailblazer Antonio Vivaldi thought so. Around 300 years ago when he wrote The Four Seasons ...