13 moments

1. Birth in Venice

   1678-03-04 · Venice, Republic of Venice (present-day Italy)

   

   Antonio Vivaldi was born in Venice, then the capital of the Republic of Venice. His birth house is not securely identified; coordinates represent central Venice.

2. Violin teacher at the Ospedale della Pietà

   1703-09-01 · Ospedale della Pietà, Venice, Italy

   

   Vivaldi began his documented career at Venice's Ospedale della Pietà as its maestro di violino, the institution with which he remained associated for much of his working life.

3. Religious-festival visit to Brescia

   1711-02-01 · Brescia, Italy

   

   Vivaldi traveled with his father to Brescia for a religious festival associated with his Stabat Mater. The source identifies February but not a specific day.

4. Performance at the Basilica of Saint Anthony

   1712-02-01 · Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua, Padua, Italy

   

   Vivaldi performed his virtuoso violin concerto Per la solennità della S. lingua di S. Antonio at Padua's Basilica of Saint Anthony. The cited passage identifies the venue earlier as the Basilica of Saint Anthony; it gives month-level precision only.

5. Court appointment in Mantua

   1718-01-01 · Palazzo Ducale, Mantua, Italy

   

   Vivaldi left Venice in spring 1718 to become maestro di cappella da camera to Prince Philip of Hesse-Darmstadt, governor of Mantua. This began his Mantuan court period. The source specifies spring 1718, for which the schema permits year precision only.

6. Return to Venice from Mantua

   1720-01-01 · Venice, Italy

   

   After his Mantuan court period, Vivaldi returned to Venice and re-established his position in its musical life. Coordinates represent central Venice.

7. Opera work in Milan

   1721-01-01 · Milan, Italy

   

   Vivaldi traveled to Milan to compose and stage La Silvia at the Teatro Regio Ducale. The source states that Vivaldi departed for Milan; the cited chronology associates the visit with the August 1721 premiere of La Silvia. Coordinates represent central Milan because the Teatro Regio Ducale no longer survives.

8. Move to Rome

   1722-01-01 · Rome, Italy

   

   Vivaldi moved to Rome, where he introduced his newer operatic style and was invited to play for Pope Benedict XIII. Coordinates represent central Rome; the source does not identify a residence or performance venue.

9. Meeting Emperor Charles VI at Trieste

   1728-09-01 · Trieste, Italy

   

   Vivaldi met Emperor Charles VI during the emperor's Adriatic journey; the meeting brought Vivaldi imperial recognition and an invitation to Vienna. The source places the meeting in both Lipica and Trieste during September 1728; this card records the Trieste component.

10. Prague visit

    1730-01-01 · Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (present-day Czechia)

    

    Vivaldi was documented in Prague during his central-European travels, connected with his operatic activity and contacts in the Habsburg lands. The source gives year-level precision and associates Prague with Vivaldi's central-European travel.

11. Venice letter to a patron

    1736-11-03 · Venice, Italy

    

    An autograph letter catalogued by the Morgan Library is dated from Venice, directly placing Vivaldi in his home city while corresponding with a patron. Coordinates represent central Venice; the letter does not identify the writer's house.

12. Letter written in Vienna

    1741-05-05 · Vienna, Austria

    

    A recently identified letter written by Vivaldi in Vienna confirms his presence there about twelve weeks before his death. Coordinates represent central Vienna; the letter's precise writing location is not identified.

13. Death in Vienna

    1741-07-01 · Vienna, Austria

    

    Vivaldi died in Vienna during the night spanning 27–28 July 1741, after his final period in the city. The exact civil date is disputed because death occurred during the night of 27–28 July; the card therefore uses month precision.