Monteverdi Wedding Cantata Handel's Messiah Thomas Morley Antonio Vivaldi Festino of Banchieri A New Song 1492 Play of Daniel Isabella d'Este

EARLY MUSIC TELEVISION FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA presents Music of Antonio Vivaldi MUSIC OF ANTONIO VIVALDI (1678-1741) allows the charming but asthmatic composer to introduce his music and to explain the variety of professional opportunities available to a musician in Venice during the early 18th century. Vivaldi details his duties as general superintendent of music at the Conservatory of the Pieta, as Freelance composer, and as producer of commercial operas. Jeffrey Coussens plays Vivaldi with both style and humor. Vivaldi's music is performed by David Hart, Roberta Chorlton, Brian Dean, Wayne Moss, Lenora McCroskey, the Oklahoma Collegium Musicum, and Accademia Filarmonica, the new Baroque orchestra. Produced by Eugene Enrico and Dave Smeal. Color, VHS videocassette, 28:30