Anna Maria della Pietà (c.1696 – 10 August 1782), was an Italian violinist, composer and teacher based in the Venetian orphanage Ospedale della Pietà. Her exact date of birth is unknown because Anna Maria was an orphan at the Ospedale della Pietà (Pietà Hospital) in Venice.

2024年8月20日 · Anna Maria de la Pietà - Constable's main character - is a real person with a documented existence. She was taught by Vivaldi, who in turn dedicated 28 violin concertos to her. She was an accomplished musician who played not only the violin, but also the cello, oboe, lute, mandolin, harpsichord and viola d'amore.

2015年3月28日 · Anna Maria and Chiara were two of Antonio Vivaldi’s greatest students. They were orphans at the Ospedale della Pietà in Venice -- an orphanage established by the wealthy ruling class with the...

Several dozen were tailored for Anna Maria Della Pietà, a violinist and mandolin player whose gifts once inspired an anonymous poet to write that when she played, “countless angels dare to hover near.”

2024年8月24日 · NPR's Scott Simon talks with Harriet Constable about her debut novel, "The Instrumentalist." It's historical fiction centered on Antonio Vivaldi and a violin virtuoso named Anna Maria della...

2024年7月31日 · Author, Harriet Constable on her fantastic debut, The Instrumentalist, which tells the forgotten story of Vivaldi's protégé, Anna Maria della Pietà.

2024年10月18日 · The Instrumentalist is inspired by the true story of Anna Maria della Pietà, a Venetian orphan and protégé to Antonio Vivaldi. Immersive novel re-imagines the life of a forgotten violin prodigy

2024年7月28日 · Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi wrote The Four Seasons (1725) for his most talented student Anna Maria della Pieta and now, new British author Harriet Constable tells the story of this mostly forgotten violin prodigy.

2024年9月3日 · Harriet Constable learned a lot about the real life of Anna Maria della Pietà — that she grew up in an orphanage, that she was a star violinist and a favored student of Antonio Vivaldi. But in...

A stunning debut novel of music, intoxication, and betrayal inspired by the true story of Anna Maria della Pietà, a Venetian orphan and violin prodigy who studied under Antonio Vivaldi and ultimately became his star musician — and his biggest rival.