Only after his manuscripts were rediscovered did he earn posthumous fame for “The Four Seasons” and other concertos. Vivaldi went into debt and died in 1741 in Vienna. The cancellation proved financially disastrous for Vivaldi, Corvino said, since he had paid for the production himself ahead of time and was already experiencing a period of decline as his instrumental works had fallen out of favor. In reality, Vivaldi didn’t celebrate Mass because he had long suffered from respiratory problems, and his relationship with Giro was like that of any of a composer with his lead singer, Corvino said. (Credit: Marco Caselli Nirmal/Fondazione Teatro Comunale di Ferrara via AP.) The decision was hailed by the theater’s artistic director Marcello Corvino as a “marvelous gesture” that helps heal the past and highlight one of Vivaldi’s lesser-known works. The Catholic Church and the city of Ferrara are making their peace with Vivaldi nearly 300 years after the city’s archbishop canceled the staging of one of his operas, sending the famed Baroque composer into debt for his final years in exile. 29, 2021, photo provided by the Fondazione Teatro Comunale di Ferrara, singers perform in Antonio Vivaldi’s “Il Farnace” in Ferrara, Italy.
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