While studying under Vivaldi, three girls in a Venice orphanage forge their own notions of love in a sensuous, engrossing novel told in three na...
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Jun 17, 2011
Hidden Voices by Pat Lowery Collins
Hidden Voices is the tale of Anetta, Luisa and Rosalba, three orphaned girls; their desires, their failures and successes give life anew to Venice and the music of Antonio Vivaldi.
This book is filled with the power of young love, passion and music. Because of Mrs. Collins’ deft characterization skill, as well as my own musical background, I had a hard time putting it down.
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Hidden Voices is the tale of Anetta, Luisa and Rosalba, three orphaned girls; their desires, their failures and successes give life anew to Venice and the music of Antonio Vivaldi.
This book is filled with the power of young love, passion and music. Because of Mrs. Collins’ deft characterization skill, as well as my own musical background, I had a hard time putting it down.
The three girls, Anetta, Luisa, Rosalba and several of More...
Aug 09, 2009
Jennifer
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Eighteenth century composer Vivaldi not only composed beautiful music, but he also worked in an orphanage giving young girls a music education. HIDDEN VOICES is a fictional story based on true events about three girls living in the Ospedale dell Pieta.
Luisa is known for her voice, but she's always looking for the mother who abandoned her. Rosalba is the adventurous one who wants a life outside of the Osp More...
Eighteenth century composer Vivaldi not only composed beautiful music, but he also worked in an orphanage giving young girls a music education. HIDDEN VOICES is a fictional story based on true events about three girls living in the Ospedale dell Pieta.
Luisa is known for her voice, but she's always looking for the mother who abandoned her. Rosalba is the adventurous one who wants a life outside of the Osp More...
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Jun 16, 2009
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I'm quite shocked frankly. I had such high hopes that this book was going to be good, but it ended up being rather disappointing and a waste of time. And [sniff:] it was set in Venice too!
After reading a few pages of the book, my first thought was that it's going to be a loooong week because the book moved so slow. I got exactly halfway through when it happened! The disaster event. Stupid girl (Rosalba). She thought she could just pick a "suitor" and things would act out like a play. More...
After reading a few pages of the book, my first thought was that it's going to be a loooong week because the book moved so slow. I got exactly halfway through when it happened! The disaster event. Stupid girl (Rosalba). She thought she could just pick a "suitor" and things would act out like a play. More...
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Sep 25, 2009
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Nov 17, 2009
Julia
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This one is for fans of historical fiction only & not a good choice for introducing someone to the genre, unless they are a big fan of classical music or play in an orchestra.
This book takes place in the early 1700s in Venice, Italy in an orphanage where the famous composer Vivaldi is a teacher. Girls who show musical talent are either trained for a career in musical performance or groomed to be eligible for marriage to the wealthy of Venice. Hidden Voices is the story of 3 such More...
This book takes place in the early 1700s in Venice, Italy in an orphanage where the famous composer Vivaldi is a teacher. Girls who show musical talent are either trained for a career in musical performance or groomed to be eligible for marriage to the wealthy of Venice. Hidden Voices is the story of 3 such More...
Sep 02, 2009
Jackie
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Orphans Rosalba, Anetta, and Luisa are talented musicians living at Ospedale della Pieta in Venice. They've been trained by the famous Antonio Vivaldi and are gifted enough to be world famous performers during the early 1700's. But, longing for love, security, and family tempts them into different directions, and while it seems romantic at first, they finally realize that the music is part of their souls. While inside the orphanage, their lives are sheltered, consistent, and safe...but the world
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Apr 26, 2010
Catherine
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Inspired to learn more by a factoid heard on a classical music station - that Antonio Vivaldi wrote concertos to showcase the talents of orphan girls, and hopefully snare husbands for a lucky few - Collins's research resulted in Hidden Voices: The Orphan Musicians of Venice. However this is not so much a story of Vivaldi (although he is an important and often present character) but rather a novel about three fictional girls and their experiences under his tutelage and beyond.
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Jan 21, 2010
Jennifer Marie
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Hidden Voices: the Orphan Musicians of Venice, by Pat Lowery Collins is a story about three orphan girls whose search for love pulls them in different directions. Hidden Voices follows the lives of Anetta, Luisa, and Rosalba living at the Ospedale della Pietà, an orphanage renowned for its extraordinary musical program. Set in early 1700s Venice in a time where choices for women were limited these girls’ musical talent offers them a chance at a better life. The girls want more than what is of
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Jun 18, 2009
Stephanie
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A little rough subject material, though probably realistic-the story of three girls brought up in Venice's famous Opsedale orphanage/music school that Vivaldi himself taught. All 3 looking for love and finding "it" in different ways and places.
Apr 04, 2010
Cheryl
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I found this book engaging. Venice in the 1700's was culturally foreign to me. These three girls who tell the story are very different in temperament and yearnings,go in very different directions but remain friends.
Apr 22, 2010
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Mar 18, 2010
Tammy
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It was interesting to hear about the young musicians. I wouldn't bother reading it again. There is a rape moment with a little too much detail for a YA book and a lesbian theme that shows up also.
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Jan 02, 2010
Jupie
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This fictionalized story of orphan girls in Venice that Vivaldi trains. It is based on the true story of these young musicians. Some be came famous and some ended up on the streets.
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Jun 13, 2011
Amy
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A must-read! This is such a good book that I've already looked into this subject and started to read other books about this topic. :) I recommend this to those who love music.
Feb 15, 2010
Linda
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Intriguing personalities--lives played out against the background of Venice just before Vivaldi achieved fame. Vivaldi is these girls' composer, conductor, and kindly priest.
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Jan 19, 2010
Melanie
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This books is told from 3 different viewpoints in alternating chapters. But it's not done well. The storyline is hard to follow and most of the writing is choppy.
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Jun 07, 2009
This book had too many flat characters (e.g., all of them) to be interesting. It seemed like the author was more intent on showing what the lives of Vivaldi's concerto girls might have been like rather than making them at all realistic as people.
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