Venice is in Italy.
Antonio Lucio Vivaldi ( [ anˈtɔːnjo ˈluːtʃo viˈvaldi ] ; 4 March 1678 -- 28 July 1741 ) was an Italian Baroque composer , virtuoso violinist , teacher and cleric . The Padua-Treviso-Venice Metropolitan Area ( PATREVE ) or Venice City-Region is the urban agglomeration centred on the cities of Padova , Treviso and Venice in the Veneto region of north-east Italy . Venice ( [ langˈvɛnɪs ] ; Venezia [ veˈnɛtsja ] ; Venesia [ - vecveˈnɛsja ] ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto region . Venice has played an important role in the history of symphonic and operatic music , and it is the birthplace of Antonio Vivaldi .