Red Priest of Venice

Saturday, November 12 at 7:30 PM

Zilkha Hall, The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
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This virtuosic tribute to Antonio Vivaldi, the famous “Red Priest” of Venice, features breathtaking concerti from this pioneer of the genre, colorful arias from a 1735 operatic pastiche, and his beloved setting of the Stabat Mater for solo voice and strings.

Featuring:
Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, countertenor 
Elizabeth Blumenstock, violin 
Kathryn Montoya, Baroque oboe 


Photos and Reviews

Concierto Vivaldi en Houston (Spanish review)
-Ramón Jacques, PróOpera


Concert information

Concert replay information

Online: The online concert broadcast replay of this performance is available to in-person subscribers, digital subscribers, Digital Single Event Pass holders, and Digital Replay Pass holders. The replay video will be available permanently, so you can watch and re-watch at your convenience.

Run time

1 hour and 40 minutes, including intermission

On the program

Concerto for violin, 2 horns, 2 oboes, bassoon, and strings in F Major, RV 571

Stabat Mater, RV 621

Concerto in A Minor for oboe and strings in F Major, RV 463

Concerto for violin, 2 horns, 2 oboes, bassoon, and strings in F major, RV 569

Three Arias from Bajazet, RV 703


About the artists