Concerto in Re minore, RV 237 facto per Monsieur Pisendel – SLUB Dresden, Mus.2389-O-46, c. 1, particolare.
Vivaldi and Casanova – Fantastic encounters and singular coincidences
A selection of vocal and instrumental compositions by Antonio Vivaldi, performed by the students of the Vivaldi Academy, accompanies an imaginary narrative in which music evokes and reconstructs a possible encounter.
Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741), the foremost representative of Venetian music in his time, and Giacomo Casanova (1725–1798), the renowned adventurer and writer, never met: at the time of the composer’s death, Casanova was just sixteen years old. Yet both were distinguished sons of the Most Serene Republic of Venice, prominent figures of the European eighteenth century, united by extraordinary lives marked by travel, art, and brilliance. They are linked by the city of Venice, with its vibrant theatrical world which both frequented, by shared acquaintances, and by cultural affinities. Evocative coincidences and parallel paths—between Venice and the courts of Europe—trace the contours of an encounter imagined, yet plausible.
The concert, Vivaldi and Casanova – Fantastical Encounters and Singular Coincidences, forms part of the annual thematic programme Casanova, Venice and Europe.
Free admission subject to availability.
Concerto in Re minore, RV 237 facto per Monsieur Pisendel – SLUB Dresden, Mus.2389-O-46, c. 1, particolare.
