Antonio Vivaldi | Timeline

Antonio Lucio Vivaldi; 4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741) was an Italian Baroque composer, virtuoso violinist, teacher and cleric. Born in Venice, he is recognized as one of the greatest Baroque composers, and his influence during his lifetime was widespread across Europe. He is known mainly for composing many instrumental concertos, for the violin and a variety of other instruments, as well as sacred choral works and more than forty operas. His best-known work is a series of violin concertos known as The Four Seasons.
 
March 4, 1678 - Venice - Antonio Vivaldi is born
January(?) 1(?), Venice - 13-year old Vivaldi composes Laetatus Sum RV Anh31. =(START)
January(?) 1(?), 1693 - Venice - Starts studying to become a priest
January(?) 1(?), 1703 - Venice - Vivaldi is ordained priest and immediatly gets the nickname of "il prete rosso" (the red priest), because of his red hair.
September 1(?), 1703 - Venice - Vivaldi becomes "Maestro di Violino" (master of violin) at the Ospedale della Pietà, an orphanage in Venice.
January(?) 1(?), 1704 - Venice - Vivaldi is given a dispensation from celebrating Mass because of his ill health. He had only said Mass a few times, but remained a priest.
January(?) 1(?), 1705 - ? - Publication of Vivaldi's Opus 1, a colection of twelve trio sonatas
January(?) 1(?), 1709 - ? - Publication of Vivaldi's Opus 2, a colection of twelve sonatas
January(?) 1(?), 1710 - Venice - Year as a freelancer after being voted to leave the Ospedale della Pietà.
February 1(?), 1711 - Brescia - Travels with his father to Brescia, where the Stabat Mater RV 621 was going to be played
September 27, 1711 - Venice - Reemployed at the Ospedale della Pietà by unanimous vote. Publication of his Op.3 "L'estro armonico"
April 30, 1713 - Venice - Gets one month off to prepare the première of his new opera in Vicenza
May 17, 1713 - Vicenza - Premiere of the opera "Ottone in Villa" RV 729
June 1(?), 1713 - Vicenza - Oratorio "La Vittoria Navale" in Vicenza
January(?) 1(?), 1714 - Venice - Publication of Vivaldi's Op.4 "La Stravaganza", a collection of concerti for violin and strings. Becomes "Impresario" at the San Angelo Theatre in Venice.
November 10, 1714 - Venice - Premiere of the Opera "Orlando finto pazzo"
February 20(?), 1715 - Venice - Vivaldi meets Johann Friedrich von Uffenbach
January(?) 1(?), 1716 - Venice - Vivaldi becomes Maestro di Concerti (Concert Master) at the Ospedale della Pietà
February 4, 1716 - Venice - Presentation of "Nerone fatto Cesare" RV 724
March 6, 1716 - Venice - Vivaldi visits the house of Pisendel, a violinist from Dresden
March 9, 1716 - Venice - Vivaldi delivers a big portion of his Works to Von Uffenbach
October 27, 1716 - Venice - Premiere of "Arsilda, Regina di Ponto" at the San Angelo theatre
November 1(?), 1716 - Venice - Presentation of the oratory "Juditha Triumphans" to celebrate the victory of Corfu
January 23, 1717 - Venice - Premiere of the Opera "L'incoronazione di Dario"
January(?) 1(?), 1718 - Mantua - Vivaldi becomes Maestro di Capella of the Court of Prince Philip Hesse-Darmstadt
February 20(?), 1719 - Mantua - Premiere of the opera "Tito Manlio" at the Arciducale theatre
August 28, 1721 - Milan - Premiere of the pastoral drama "La Silvia"
January 9, 1722 - Milan - Premiere of "L'adorazione delli Tre Re Magi"
February 20(?), 1723 - Rome - Vivaldi visits Rome to supervise the opera "Ercole sul Termodonte"
July 2, 1723 - Venice - Vivaldi returns to the Ospedale della Pietà
February 20(?), 1724 - Rome - Vivaldi travels to Rome for the opera "Giustino"
January(?) 1(?), 1725 - Venice - Returns to Venice. Publication of 12 concertos including "The four Seasons"
September 12, 1725 - Venice - Performance of the Serenade "Gloria Imenco" at the french embassy
July 31, 1726 - Mantua - Performance of a Serenade to the Prince Philip Hesse-Darmstadt
January(?) 1(?), 1727 - Venice - Premiere of "Farnace" at the San Angelo Theatre
February 20(?), 1727 - Florence - Premiere of the opera "Ipermestra"
September 1(?), 1728 - Trieste - Vivaldi meets the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles VI
December 29, 1728 - Florence - Premiere of the opera "L'Atenaide"
September 30, 1729 - Venice - Vivaldi's father, 74, asks permition for him and his son to travel to Vienna
January(?) 1(?), 1730 - Prague - Vivaldi presents "Farnace" with great success at the Sporck Theatre
June 10, 1730 - Venice - Vivaldi returns to Venice
December 29(?), 1731 - Mantua - Premiere of the opera "La Fida ninfa"
January 6, 1732 - Verona - Presentation of the opera "La Fida ninfa" at the Teatro Filarmonico
February 20(?), 1735 - Verona - Presentation of the opera "Adelaide"
March 26, 1737 - Verona - Presentation of "Catone in Utica" with the presence of the Elector of Bavaria, Charles Albert 
November 23, 1737 - Verona - Letter to Guido Bentivoglio
November 30, 1737 - Verona - Letter to Guido Bentivoglio
January 7, 1738 - Amsterdam - Festive programme with an opera and a cantata
January 2, 1739 - Venice - Letter to Guido Bentivoglio
March 21, 1740 - Venice - Friedrich Christian, Elector of Bavaria, visits the Ospedale della Pietà
April 27, 1740 - Venice - Short of Money, Vivaldi sells a series of concerts
May 12, 1740 - Venice - Short of Money, Vivaldi sells a series of concerts
August 29, 1740 - Venice - Last day of payment at the Ospedale della Pietà. Sells more concerts
October(?) 20(?), 1740 - Vienna - Vivaldi arrives in Vienna, but the circunstances change after the death of Charles VI
February 8, 1741 - Vienna - Vivaldi visits Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, to try to sell concerts
June 28, 1741 - Vienna - Vivaldi tells Antonio Vinciguerra that he made 12 ducats selling concerts
July 28, 1741 - Vienna - Antonio Vivaldi dies =(END)