Antonio Vivaldi: In turbato mare RV 627; Dominique Labelle and Voices of Music

The opening aria of Vivaldi’s sacred motet “In turbato mare“ RV 627, featuring soprano Dominique Labelle. Live video from the Voices of Music “Stabat Mater“ concert, March 2012. Antonio Vivaldi is known primarily as a composer of concertos, but in his own time he was an opera impresario, hastily dashing off concertos for cash (sometimes in coach trips from one production to another) to fund his lavish productions. For special occasions, or special patrons--such as the orchestra in Dresden--Vivaldi brough