Vivaldi was a not-particularly-devout priest who worked on and off at an orphanage for musically talented girls when he was home in Venice. He claimed to have composed 94 operas, both for his main theater, the Teatro San Angelo in Venice, and many patrons elsewhere, and he traveled extensively as an impresario after 1718. His vocal music, today mostly forgotten, was an important part of his career. He was also a prolific composer, a skilled opera impresario, and all-around musical entrepreneur. He was an incredible violin virtuoso-his playing was so exhilarating and daring that a contemporary described himself as “terrified” when he heard it.
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