Stream now with KPBS+ / Watch Friday, April 17, 2026 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2. This program is an innovative and electrifying reimagining of "Four Seasons," the masterpiece by Italian composer and ...

Opera director Damiano Michieletto discusses bringing Antonio Vivaldi’s early Venetian years to the screen in Primavera, a film that blends Baroque music, modern soundscapes and a quietly radical ...

As part of Baroque Spring, a month-long season of Baroque music and culture, Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Vivaldi, beginning with the relationship between composer and his home town ...

If anyone knows anything about the wonderful baroque composer Antonio Vivaldi, beyond his “Red Priest” nickname, it is that he composed many of his pieces for an orchestra composed of orphaned girls ...

1. Was born in Venice in 1678 2. Was called the Red Priest because of his hair color and because he was ordained in the Catholic church 3. Taught violin lessons at an orphanage for girls 4. Traveled ...

Nicknamed “The Red Priest” for his red hair and religious ordination, Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) was one of the most brilliant composers of the Baroque era. His influence during his lifetime was ...

Boris Damast-helmed project set to shoot in September, ahead of Patrica Riggen-directed biopic on Baroque composer. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief Damast’s script for Vivaldi, co-written with ...

Looking for some Vivaldi CDs? Try Amazon.com and click on the Baroque composer’s name. You will be confronted with 2,143 releases. Narrow your search to “The Four Seasons,” and the choices are still ...

The great Baroque composer used music to paint an idyllic country scene and gave us a timeless work of art. The leaves turn golden, the mornings are crisp, you turn the heating on for the first time ...

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As part of Baroque Spring, a month-long season of Baroque music and culture, Donald Macleod explores the sacred music of Vivaldi. For a small city, Venice in the 18th century was teeming with churches ...