![]() ![]() In 1737, this association, coupled with the fact that Vivaldi was a priest who rarely said Mass, brought him into conflict with the Church. Vivaldi wrote a number of his operas for her – although she was not exceptionally talented – and the pair travelled around Europe together. Most famous of these girls was the soprano Anna Giraud, who was thirty years his junior. Music lovers from all over Europe came to hear the excellent all girls orchestra that he trained and directed.īut his relationship with his young charges was often the talk of the town. Even so he became known by the nick name of ‘The Red Priest’ because of his flame coloured hair.īut he was enthusiastic about music and obtained a position as a violin teacher at the Ospedale della Pieta, an orphanage for girls in Venice. He claimed that the incense aggravated his asthma. He was not ordained until he was twenty five years of age, but very soon gave up saying mass, allegedly because of a chronic chest complaint. ![]() Taught to play the violin by his father, he was nevertheless trained for the priesthood, but it does not seem to have been a calling, and his enthusiasm for such a career seems doubtful. ![]() Vivaldi was born in Venice in 1678, and was the son of a barber who turned violinist to play in an orchestra. His unique interpretation of the music was acclaimed for its exuberance and vitality, and brought it to a much wider public. The character of the virtuoso violinist almost took over his joyous playing of these wonderful pieces, and I think I shall be forever grateful to him for bringing Vivaldi’s music so happily to my attention. I suppose I will always think of Nigel Kennedy whenever I hear any one of Antonio Vivaldi’s ‘The Four Seasons’. Classical Composer Profile : Antonio Vivaldi ![]()
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