Antonio Vivaldi Home Site - Vienna

Antonio Vivaldi's home site is on Philharmonikerstraße in Vienna, Austria.  It was here the noted Baroque composer moved in 1740, possibly at the behest of Emperor Charles VI, whom he had met several years earlier and who had taken and interest in his works.  Having spent most of his career in Italy, Vivaldi needed a change of scenery to help rejuvenate his flagging career, and decided to explore possibilities in Vienna.  However, shortly after his arrival, Charles VI died on October 20, 1740, and Vivaldi was left without any support or income.  His last year was spent in poverty and he died on July 28, 1741, in a home which once stood on this site.  The Hotel Sacher now occupies the site and a memorial plaque can be found on the wall in front of the building.    

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