with Peter Purves
The last of four dramatised documentaries which re-create history in the places where it was made /tM<OM!0 VtUOtdt tN VetttCe
' The famous Vivaldi, whom they called the Red Priest, very we)! known amongst us for his concerts. was a topping man in Venice.' So an 18th-century traveler said, and red-haired Antonio Vivaldi grew up in the most musical city in the world. As priest, violinist, music master in a convent school, opera composer and impresario, and protector of the popular soprano Anna Giro , he was famous all over Europe.
The Girls of the VENICE CONSERVATORIO ORCHESTRA with voices of GEOFFREY MATTHEWS as Vivaldi and SEAN BARRETT
JOHN NETTLETON , JOHN ROWE
Produced by EDWARD BARNES Directed by SARAH HELUNGS (Repeat)