Portrait of Vivaldi with an inset map of Venice with silhouetted buildings.

12 Sep

Australian Chamber Choir: Agatha’s Cantata, Vivaldi’s Gloria

To mark the screening of the documentary Agatha's Story on SBS, the Australian Chamber Choir presents a performance on period instruments.

Vivaldi's Gloria was written for the famous all-female ensemble of Venice's Ospedale della Pietà. During Vivaldi's time teaching at this orphanage, it developed an international reputation for its concerts, presented exclusively by the young women who were educated there. Agatha's Cantata is the only surviving composition by an orphan of the Pietà.