In 1703, having just been ordained a priest, Don Antonio Vivaldi became violin master to the girls at the Ospedale della Pietà in Venice. This hospice took in orphans and illegitimate daughters of the Venetian aristocracy, offering them a thorough musical education. These young girls formed a choir of some of the world’s greatest virtuosos, as well as a concerto of instrumentalists, usually comprising thirty to forty musicians, or even seventy on special occasions.

For more than thirty years, Vivaldi produced and performed an impressive number of compositions for this institution, both instrumental and vocal. While he excelled in the art of the concerto and opera, he surpassed himself in his sacred music. With their usual energy, Valentin Tournet and his Chapelle Harmonique recreate the frenzy of Vivaldi. Jubilant !

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Gloria

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
L’incoronazione di Dario, RV 719 : Ouverture

In exitu Israel (Psaume 113), RV 604

Laetatus sum (Psaume 121), RV 607

Magnificat en sol mineur, RV 610
I. Magnificat
II. Et exultavit
III. Et misericordia
IV. Fecit potentiam
V. Deposuit potentes
VI. Esurientes
VII. Suscepit Israel
VIII. Sicut locutus est
IX. Gloria

PRESTIGE VIP CATEGORY : Best seats in house, you will receive a complimentary programme and a glass of champagne.

PRESTIGE CATEGORY : Excellent seats, you will receive a complimentary programme and a glass of champagne.

REDUCED RATE : applicable to under 26s, for the holders of Opera Experience offer and groups of more than 10 people (excluding special company offer).

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