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Antonio Vivaldi was a composer, a violinist, a teacher and a Venetian Catholic priest of the Baroque. He was born in Venice in 1678 and he died in Vienna in 1742.

When Antonio Vivaldi was a child, he loved music. He lived with his parents. His father taught him to play the violin. He composed 770 works, 400 concerts and 46 operas. He was especially known for being the author of the series of violin concertos with the four seasons.

In a letter written by Vivaldi to his patron the Marquis Bentivoglio in 1737, he makes reference to his 94 operas. Only 50 operas by Vivaldi have been discovered and there is no other documentation from the rest of the operas. Although Vivaldi could have exaggerated, in his double role as composer and impresario, it is possible that he could have written or have been responsible for the production of up to 94 operas during his career.