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Ensemble Lorenzo Da Ponte

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Vivaldis Only Oratorio, Performed by a Star-Studded Ensemble of Soloists!Vivaldis only surviving oratorio, *Judiths Victory*!A live recording of *Judiths Victory*, written for the Piet Convent and performed entirely by female voices!The soloistsMancini, Bisquola, Frigato, Mazzuri, and Fumagalliform a truly stellar lineup!Surprisingly, Judiths Triumph is the only surviving oratorio by the highly prolific Antonio Vivaldi. Composed in 1716 for the Piet, a Venetian orphanage for girls with which Vivaldi maintained close ties throughout his life, the work features an all-female castboth soloists and chorusand is characterized by the use of unusual instruments such as the charmo, two clarinets, four theorboes, viola damore, and mandolin.The Ensemble Lorenzo da Ponte, led by Roberto Zarpelon, has performed with the Vienna Philharmonic, the Vienna Concentus Musicus, the Zurich Opera House,