Chiesa di San Vidal — Attraction in Venice

On the way to the Accademia right next to Campo Santo Stefano is located this beautiful church. The Church San Vidal was built in 1084 by Doge Vitale Falier. The facade of the church of San Vidal was made in 1734–37 by the famous master Andrea Tirali, where he placed portraits of the Doge Carlo Contarini and his wife Paolina. In the course of its history it was redesigned several times. The interior of the church is beautiful and elegant. The main altarpiece is a San Vidal on Horseback with eight saints (1514) by Vittore Carpaccio, in the painting, four of the saints flank the saint on a white horse, while four are in the balconies above. The altar is flanked by two marble statues of the allegories of Faith (veiled) and Fortitude by Antonio Gai. The interior also houses an Immaculate Conception by Sebastiano Ricci, a Crucifixion and Apostles by the female painter Giulia Lama, a Trinity with Saints Peter and Francesco di Paola by Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini, and a Guardian Angel with St Anthony of Padua and St Cajetan of Thiene by Giovanni Battista Piazzetta. Today it is frequently used as a concert hall for chamber concerts. One can especially enjoy the musical works (Four Seasons) by the phenomenal composer Antonio Vivaldi performed by...

i went to see the four seasons. the promo pictures promised a more complete ensemble of 16 musicans, but there were only 9 musicians at the performance. the music performance itself was pretty good, nothing exceptional but still good. the venue, however, is completely subpar. the seats are uncomfortable and squeaky, and it is extremely distracting to hear them when the people around move. there is also absolutely no airflow in the room and the surrounding people's body heat makes it extremely stuffy. the sound is not amplified, but the acoustics of the venue are still pretty good. please note that there is no assigned seating, so you have to arrive about a more than a half hour before the starting time to secure a good seat, otherwise the people in front will block the view. we got there 10 minutes before and got seats at...

Saw an amazing concert here. Vivaldi’s 4 seasons (of course) with a special “Danse Macabre” finish. The cellist was especially passionate throughout the performance.

We ran into him as we were leaving the venue since he was the first one out of the performers to leave, about 5 minutes after the concert ended. He was wearing a leather jacket, had the cello in the case on his back and quickly signed a woman’s concert booklet. He went down the steps of the church, said “Thank you for coming” in reply to our praises, turned the corner of the block, lit a cigarette, and got into his boat on the canal and sped away.

I don’t think I’ll ever see anything more...