Editing Antonio Vivaldi (section)

==Legacy==
[[File:Vivaldi La Cave.jpg|thumb|Antonio Vivaldi (engraving by [[François Morellon de La Cave]], from [[Michel-Charles Le Cène]]'s edition of Vivaldi's Op. 8, 1725)]]
[[File:Wien - Rooseveltplatz, Vivaldidenkmal.JPG|thumb|Antonio Vivaldi monument at Rooseveltplatz in Vienna, Austria]]
In the early 20th century, [[Fritz Kreisler]]'s Concerto in C, in the Style of Vivaldi (which he passed off as an original Vivaldi work) helped revive Vivaldi's reputation. Kreisler's concerto in C spurred the French scholar [[Marc Pincherle]] to begin an academic study of Vivaldi's oeuvre. Many Vivaldi manuscripts were rediscovered, and were acquired by the [[Turin National University Library]] as a result of the generous sponsorship of Turinese businessmen Roberto Foa and Filippo Giordano, in memory of their sons. This led to a renewed interest in Vivaldi by, among others, Mario Rinaldi, [[Alfredo Casella]], [[Ezra Pound]], [[Olga Rudge]], [[Desmond Chute]], [[Arturo Toscanini]], [[Arnold Schering]] and [[Louis Kaufman]], all of whom were instrumental in the revival of Vivaldi throughout the 20th century.

In 1926, in a monastery in [[Piedmont]], researchers discovered fourteen bound volumes of Vivaldi's work (later discovered to be fifteen) that were previously thought to have been lost during the [[Napoleonic Wars]]. Some missing tomes in the numbered set were discovered in the collections of the descendants of the Grand Duke Durazzo, who had acquired the monastery complex in the 18th century. The volumes contained 300 concertos, 19 operas and over 100 vocal-instrumental works.<ref>Antonio Vivaldi biography by Alexander Kuznetsov and Louise Thomas, a booklet attached to the CD "The best of Vivaldi", published and recorded by Madacy Entertainment Group Inc, St. Laurent Quebec Canada</ref>

The resurrection of Vivaldi's unpublished works in the 20th century greatly benefited from the noted efforts of [[Alfredo Casella]], who in 1939 organized the historic Vivaldi Week, in which the rediscovered [[Gloria (Vivaldi)|Gloria]] (RV 589) and l'Olimpiade were revived. Since [[World War II]], Vivaldi's compositions have enjoyed wide success. [[Historically informed performance]]s, often on "original instruments", have increased Vivaldi's fame still further.

Recent rediscoveries of works by Vivaldi include two [[psalm]] settings: [[Psalm 127]], [[Nisi Dominus (Vivaldi)|''Nisi Dominus'' RV 803]] (in eight movements); and [[Psalm 110]], [[Dixit Dominus (Vivaldi)|''Dixit Dominus'' RV 807]] (in eleven movements). These were identified in 2003 and 2005, respectively, by the Australian scholar Janice Stockigt. The Vivaldi scholar [[Michael Talbot (musicologist)|Michael Talbot]] described RV 807 as "arguably the best nonoperatic work from Vivaldi's pen to come to light since ... the 1920s".<ref>Michael Talbot, liner notes to the CD ''Vivaldi: Dixit Dominus'', Körnerscher Sing-Verein Dresden (Dresdner Instrumental-Concert), Peter Kopp, [[Deutsche Grammophon]] 2006, catalogue number 4776145</ref>

In February 2002, musicologist {{Interlanguage link|Steffen Voss|de}} discovered 70% of the music for the opera [[Motezuma]] (RV 723) in the [[Sing-Akademie zu Berlin]] archives. Long thought lost, it was described by Dutch musicologist {{Interlanguage link|Kees Vlaardingerbroek|nl}} as "the most important Vivaldi discovery in 75 years."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Riding |first1=Alan |title=Lost Vivaldi Opera Finally Gets Its Music and Words Together |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/13/arts/music/lost-vivaldi-opera-finally-gets-its-music-and-words-together.html |access-date=2 January 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=13 June 2005}}</ref> One of the earliest operas to have been set in the Americas, versions of it were staged in Düsseldorf in 2005 and Long Beach in 2009.<ref name = "Apthorp">Apthorp, Shirley (22 September 2005). [https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000100&sid=aok_7SwBB5eQ&refer=germany "Vivaldi's ''Motezuma'' Has Dusseldorf Premiere After Court Win"], ''[[Bloomberg News]]''. Retrieved 14 March 2015.</ref><ref name = "Ng">Ng, David (March 22, 2009). [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-mar-22-ca-motezuma22-story.html "Vivaldi's 'Motezuma,' lost, found, restored, re-imagined"], ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''. Retrieved 2 January 2023.</ref>

Vivaldi's 1730 opera, ''[[Argippo]]'' (RV 697), which had also been considered lost, was rediscovered in 2006 by the [[harpsichordist]] and conductor Ondřej Macek, whose Hofmusici orchestra performed the work at [[Prague Castle]] on 3 May 2008—its first performance since 1730.

Modern depictions of Vivaldi's life include a 2005 [[radio play]], commissioned by [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] [[Radio National]] and written by [[Sean Riley (playwright)|Sean Riley]]. Entitled ''The Angel and the Red Priest'', the play was later adapted for the stage and  performed at the [[Adelaide Festival of the Arts]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Angel and the Red Priest by Sean Riley|url=http://www.abc.net.au/rn/airplay/stories/2011/3244574.htm|work=Airplay|date=15 June 2011|publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] [[Radio National]]|access-date=4 July 2011}}</ref> Films about Vivaldi include: ''{{Interlanguage link|Red Venice|fr|Rouge Venise}}'' (1989), an Italian-French co-production under the direction of [[Étienne Périer (director)|Étienne Périer]]; ''{{Interlanguage link|Antonio Vivaldi, a Prince in Venice|fr|Antonio Vivaldi, un prince à Venise}}'' (2006), an Italian-French co-production under the direction of {{Interlanguage link|Jean-Louis Guillermou|fr|Jean-Louis Guillermou}};<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0463283/ |title=Antonio Vivaldi, un prince à Venise |publisher=[[IMDb]] }}</ref> and ''[[Vivaldi, the Red Priest]]'' (2009), an Italian film created and directed by Liana Marabini, and loosely based on Vivaldi's life as both priest and composer.