Don Antonio Vivaldi
PROGRAM TITLE: "Il Prete Rosso - the red priest"
Music by Vivaldi and his contemporaries. Antonio Vivaldi was trained as a priest and
was called in Venice of his time for "Il Prete Rosso," the Red Priest because of his
red hair. But he could only engage himselves to the priesthood for a short time when
he was suffering from chronic asthmatic bronchitis. Instead Vivaldi became Maestro
del Violino and Headmaster of the Ospedale della Pietà in Venice, a home for
orphaned girls. There he developed one of the most prestigious orchestras of its
time. The concerts at La Pietà became famous throughout Europe.
“IL PRETE ROSSO”
“The red priest”
Camerata Mandolino Classico
VIVALDI FESTIVAL
The artists of the festival
