![]() ![]() It is this period in his life in which he gained his maximum celebrity. In that period he was requested by the major European courts and the publication of his many scores made him quite rich. There he both worked as a violinist and as an impresario of his own operas, recruiting singers, directing rehearsals, and controlling the takings. Between 17 he was living in Mantua and Rome, and in the following years in numerous European cities, especially in Germany and the Netherlands. "The Red Priest", as he was also known because of the colour of his hair, spent a good part of his life composing works for the nobility and Royal Houses throughout Europe. ![]() However what we do possess are records which exhibit numerous travels all around Europe, as well as his earnings. It is truly a pity that we do not really know that much about Vivaldi's life – his life events are very poorly covered by historical material and biographies had not been written at his time. In addition to dedicating his time to teaching, he composed a large part of his work during this period, including his best known work: The Four Seasons (1723). These young girls sang and played with every instrument, made music their main occupation and had the best masters so their performances were therefore famous all over Europe. In this same year, he started working at the "Ospedale della Pietà", a conservatory for orphan girls, where he worked as a music director until 1740. ![]() In 1704, when Antonio was 25 years old, he was ordained a priest but never left his true vocation of music. It was his father, Gianbattista Vivaldi, a violinist himself, who introduced him to the world of music when he was a child. Antonio Vivaldi was born in Venice in 1678 and no doubt he was the most important composer and violinist of his time.
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