La Serenissima

Since its formation in 1994, La Serenissima has established a reputation as a top historical-performance group in the U.K. and beyond. The group balances original scholarly content with accessible playing that has had a broad appeal and has even been featured on U.S. television. "La Serenissima" is part of the formal name for the city-state of Venice, in full La Serenissima Repubblica di Venezia ("The Most Serene Republic of Venice"). Indeed, the group has specialized in the music of Antonio Vivaldi and other Venetian composers, gradually broadening its focus but generally re...