Primavera
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Meet Cecilia, a gifted violinist confined to the Ospedale della Pietà, a Venetian convent where abandoned girls study music. When they perform for their patrons they are hidden behind grilles intended to preserve their virtue. In her late teens, Cecelia will soon leave her prison for a choiceless future. Enter Antonio Vivaldi, the Ospedale’s new music instructor. He encourages Cecilia’s extraordinary talent and helps her envisage a future in which her gifts will be treasured. Vivaldi spent 30 years at the Ospedale refining his genius for the concerto. In Primavera we meet him in another role, that of an inspiring mentor.