One of his operas, written a few years before a similar work by Handel, is Orlando furioso.
This composer often wrote introductory solo voice works to be played before his choral works, including Canta in Prato to precede his Dixit Dominus, and Ostro Picta to precede his Gloria. One of his operas, written a few years before a similar work by Handel, is Orlando furioso. He wrote a set of twelve concertos [kon-CHER-toes] which includes "La tempest di mare." Name this composer from Venice nicknamed "The Red Priest" whose The Contest Between Harmony and Invention includes The Four Seasons.
This composer often wrote introductory solo voice works to be played before his choral works, including Canta in Prato to precede his Dixit Dominus, and Ostro Picta to precede his Gloria.
Antonio Vivaldi