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Antonio Vivaldi: Girls
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One of Vivaldi's students in particular, Anna Giraud, received quite a lot of recognition because of her extensive history with Vivaldi. Anna was a Venetian-born singer, a contralto, who was believed to be the illegitimate daughter of a French wigmaker. No one knew for sure if she really was his daughter, but she lived with him as a very young girl and took his last name. Apparently, she was not considered beautiful by any means, but was said to have a delicate figure and pleasant individual features such as her mouth, eyes, and hair. Her peers thought her skillful and pleasant, but possessing a small voice.
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Here are the first two choral phrases of Vivaldi's Laetatus sum, giving the names of four of Vivaldi's singers with whom you might identify. Remember that you entered the Pietà as an illegitimate girl, and are known by your first name and your instrument or voice (e.g. Cecilia dal Contralto, Silvia dal Violin); Appolonia was so famous that only her first name was used.
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After that, Vivaldi spent all his time writing music and teaching. He taught at an orphanage for girls, and wrote a lot of music for the girls to play. People came from miles around to hear Vivaldi's talented students perform the beautiful music he had written.
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