Venice, 1716. Cecilia (Tecla Insolia) is an orphan whose mother has entrusted her to the Ospedale della Pietà. Like the other inmates of the institution, she has learned to read, write, and, most importantly, play a musical instrument - in her case, the violin. The orphanage's most gifted musicians perform in public behind bars because they cannot be seen, and are effectively prisoners until they are married off to a suitor willing to pay the institution a substantial dowry. When their musical offerings face competition from a similar group, the girls are entrusted to the guidance of a highly talented priest who has failed as a musical impresario. He is Antonio Vivaldi (Michele Riondino), ill and fallen from grace, but still capable of profoundly moving audiences. And Vivaldi senses in Cecilia a talent similar to his own, and a similar passion for music.
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