A story about the healing power of music and the journey towards self-discovery. The delicate, complex, and combative alliance they forge will not only decide their futures but also change them both in ways they never imagined. Born in Venice, Italy, Antonio Vivaldi was one of the most. We are thrilled to be bringing this beautiful piece of theatre by one of Canada's preeminent Japanese-Canadian playwrights to the Greek Theatre this summer!Īging and desperate, Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi agrees to teach a young French noblewoman how to play the violin so that her husband can win a court bet. Read The Red Priest: The Life of Antonio Vivaldi by James Fritz available from Rakuten Kobo. Anna Maria della Piet may not be the most celebrated violinists in history, but she inspired Antonio Vivaldi to write some of his finest concertos. The two-hander is performed by a pair of actor-musicians who will play Vivaldi's virtuosic music live on stage. Featuring captivating music, this Governor General's Award-nominated play is a poignant variation on the themes of love, loneliness, and freedom. The Red Priest is a bittersweet love story in which an enigmatic countess and Antonio Vivaldi are drawn together by a nobleman's wager. Helmed by Co-Artistic Director Helen Juvonen, this beautiful production will play at the stunning Greek Theatre from July 28th- Aug 7th
Most famous of all was the Italian Carlo Broschi, known as Farinelli (1705-1782).Guild Festival Theatre presents Canadian playwright Mieko Ouchi’s breakout play, The Red Priest (Eight Ways To Say Goodbye). The castrati were the superstars of 18th century opera. Why this inhumane practice? Because in the 16th century, women were banned from the stage: men had to perform the parts intended for women. But because men usually have larger bodies and greater lung capacity than women, the voices of the grown-up castrati would combine extraordinary range and flexibility with great power. Castrated (removal of testes) before puberty, the voice of a castrato would remain high like that of a choir boy.
Vivaldi also composed for the superstars of the Baroque: the castrati, male sopranos (highest vocal range) or contraltos (second highest range). Under Vivaldi, the Pietà’s orchestra became a sensation and the composer wrote some of his famous violin concertos for students of the Pietà.
The Pietà’s female wards received musical training. In 1703, “the red priest” was appointed violin master of Venice’s Ospedale della Pietà, a home for abandoned and orphaned children. Contrary to his parents’ wishes, Antonio made his name as a composer, and not as a priest. Antonio Vivaldi Karl Hellers biography of Antonio Vivaldi, originally published in Germany in 1991 in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the.
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