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Antonio Vivaldi

Italian composer and violinist (1678–1741)

6 dated entries naming Antonio Vivaldi, drawn from 6 separate years between 1678 CE and 1937 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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17th century

  • 1678March 4 – Antonio Vivaldi, Italian composer (d. 1741)source

18th century

  • 1713May 17 – Ottone in villa, the first opera by composer Antonio Vivaldi, is given its initial performance, debuting at the Teatro delle Grazie in Vicenzasource
  • 1717October 16 – Antonio Vivaldi's opera Tieteberga is performed for the first time, premiering at the Teatro San Moisè in Venicesource
  • 1725The Four Seasons, a set of violin concertos by Antonio Vivaldi, is published.source
  • 1741July 28 – Antonio Vivaldi, Italian composer (b. 1678)source

20th century

  • 1937December 25 – At the age of 70, conductor Arturo Toscanini conducts the NBC Symphony Orchestra on radio for the first time, beginning his successful 17-year tenure with that orchestra. This first concert consists of music by Vivaldi (at a time when he is seldom played), Mozart, and Brahms. Millions tune in to listen, including U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.source

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