Antonio Vivaldi
Il Prete Rosso
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Emerging from a Venetian orphanage, he first pursued studies for the Catholic priesthood before receiving dispensation due to health issues and dedicating himself to music. As maestro di violino at the Ospedale della Pietà, he wrote the bulk of his output, including hundreds of instrumental concertos, sacred choral pieces, and more than fifty operas, with the violin concerto cycle The Four Seasons…
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources