Antonio Vivaldi
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Antonio Lucio Vivaldi was an Italian composer, virtuoso violinist and impresario of Baroque music. Regarded as one of the greatest Baroque composers, Vivaldi's influence during his lifetime was widesp
Probable portrait of Vivaldi, c. 1723
The church where Vivaldi was given the supplemental baptismal rites, San Giovanni in Bragora, Sestiere di Castello, Venice
Commemorative plaque beside the Ospedale della Pietà
First edition of Juditha triumphans
Motezuma
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Motezuma, RV 723, is an opera in three acts by Antonio Vivaldi with an Italian libretto by Alvise Giusti. The libretto is very loosely based on the life of the Aztec ruler Montezuma who died in 1520.
18th-century depiction of the Aztec ruler Montezuma, the opera's protagonist
Title page of the libretto printed for the Venice premiere in 1733