His first opera, Ottone in villa, was premiered in Vicenza in 1713. Opera became an increasingly important part of Vivaldi’s output in the second decade of the 18th century. He also wrote two oratorios for the Pietà, the most significant being Juditha triumphans (1716). Prior to these, he had disseminated a number of concertos in manuscript form. Publications of his works began appearing in 1705: trio sonatas, violin sonatas and concerto sets. He taught the violin there, organised services with music, composed and gave concerts. In the same year as his ordination, he was appointed to the Ospedale della Pietà, a Venetian convent for orphaned or illegitimate girls. His red hair earned him the nickname ‘il prete rosso’ (the red priest). He trained for the priesthood and was ordained in 1703.
Vivaldi played the violin from an early age, probably taking lessons with his father. Vivaldi’s concertos became a model for his contemporaries, and the form was soon one of the most important in eighteenth century Europe. He introduced a range of new styles and techniques to string playing and consolidated one of its most important genres, the concerto. But his most important achievement was in his music for strings. He ignited transformations in music for the church, the opera house and the concert hall. Vivaldi’s influence on the development of Baroque music was immense. He died in Vienna on July 26 or 27, 1741. He left Venice for the last time in 1740. Within Italy, he traveled to various cities to direct performances of his operas. He went, among other places, to Vienna, Italy, from 1729 to 1730 and to Amsterdam, Netherlands, from 1737 to 1738.
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But his long years there were broken by the numerous trips he took, for professional purposes, to Italian and foreign cities. Vivaldi remained at the Pietà until 1740. Under Vivaldi’s direction, this orchestra gave many brilliant concerts and achieved an international reputation.
A few years later he was made conductor of the orchestra at the same institution. In the autumn of 1703 he was appointed as a violin teacher at the Ospitale della Pieta in Venice. His active career, however, was devoted to music. After going through the various introductory stages, he was ordained (authorized) a priest in March 1703. It is possible, though not proved, that as a boy Antonio also studied with the composer Giovanni Legrenzi (1626–1690).Īntonio was trained for a clerical (religious service) as well as a musical life. The elder Vivaldi was a well-respected violinist, employed at the church of St. His first music teacher was his father, Giovanni Battista Vivaldi. Antonio Vivaldi was born in Venice, Italy, on March 4, 1678.
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