Question: Which contributer to the ballet Slice to Sharp was born in Venice?
Context: Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg was a prominent figure in the history of Albania.  His weapons have been subjects of mythical adoration.  According to legends his sword was so heavy that only his arm could wield it.  Also it was said to be so sharp that it could slice a man vertically from head to waist with little effort and cut a huge boulder in half with a single blow. Adam Kuban (born 1974 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is the current editor and founding publisher of Slice NY, a weblog devoted to the subject of pizza.  Raised in the suburbs of Kansas City, Kuban pursued a career in journalism, beginning as a copy editor for his college newspaper, the University Daily Kansan at the University of Kansas.  He is also the founding publisher and current editor of A Hamburger Today, a similar weblog that reviews and analyzes trends in the hamburger world.  In October 2006, Kuban sold Slice and A Hamburger Today to Serious Eats, a start-up food site founded by food writer Ed Levine that is focused on sharing food enthusiasm through blogs and online community.  Kuban now serves as managing editor of Serious Eats. Todd Sharp (born in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, and founder of Todd Sharp Amplifiers.  He began touring with Hall & Oates in 1975 as their lead guitarist at the age of 19.  He has also toured with Fleetwood Mac's Christine McVie and Mick Fleetwood, Bob Welch, Carlene Carter, David Crosby, Rod Stewart, Delbert McClinton, Bonnie Raitt, and Eric Clapton.  As a solo artist, Sharp released two records "Who Am I" on MCA in 1986 and "Walking All The Way" on Wanna Play Records in 2002.  His songwriting credits include the Top Ten Hit "Got A Hold On Me” with Christine McVie and Juice Newton’s “A Little Love.”  In addition to his performance career, Sharp has been a master of electronics and amplifiers since 1963, opening Nashville Amplifier Service in 1994 performing expert repairs, restorations, and modifications to electric guitar amps.  In 2016, Sharp launched Todd Sharp Amplifiers, with the flagship model the JOAT 20RT receiving the Editors' Pick Award from Guitar Player Magazine. James Patrick Sharp, Jr. (born c. 1952), known as Jim Sharp, is a former justice of the First Texas Court of Appeals, based in Houston, Texas.  He served from January 2009 to December 2014.  A Dallas native, Sharp was the court's only Democrat during his time of office.  He ran for re-election to a second six-year term in 2014.  Sharp was unopposed in the Democratic primary election but lost to his Republican opponent in the general election.  The "Houston Chronicle" had recommended that Justice Sharp not be reelected because of his disciplinary record while on the appellate bench.  Sharp was defeated by Justice Russel Lloyd, who took the oath of office on January 1, 2015.  In 2010, Sharp lost a bid for election to the Texas Supreme Court to the Republican Debra Lehrmann of Fort Worth. Valentina Kozlova (born August 26, 1957) is a Soviet-born Russian American ballerina and founder of Valentina Kozlova International Ballet Competition.  In 1979, while on tour as a young principal dancer with the Bolshoi Ballet, Kozlova defected to the United States, where she became a principal dancer with New York City Ballet and later, opened her own ballet school.  Perhaps best known as a lyrical and expressive ballerina, Kozlova is also renowned as a private coach, producing students who have gone on to garner prestigious prizes and positions in companies such as Boston Ballet, American Ballet Theatre Washington Ballet, Stuttgarter Ballet, Les Ballets Trocadéro de Monte Carlo, Universal Ballet, and the National Ballet of Cuba. The masked flowerpiercer ("Diglossa cyanea") is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.  It is found in humid montane forest and scrub in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.  Flowerpiercers got their name from the fact that they have a sharp hook on the tip of their upper mandible which they use to slice open the base of flowers to get at the nectar. Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (] ; 4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741) was an Italian Baroque composer, virtuoso violinist, teacher and cleric.  Born in Venice, he is recognized as one of the greatest Baroque composers, and his influence during his lifetime was widespread across Europe.  He composed many instrumental concertos, for the violin and a variety of other instruments, as well as sacred choral works and more than forty operas. His best-known work is a series of violin concertos known as "The Four Seasons". Cicchetti (also sometimes spelled "cichetti" or called "cicheti" in Venetian language) are small snacks or side dishes, typically served in traditional "bàcari" (cicchetti bars or osterie) in Venice, Italy.  Common cicchetti include tiny sandwiches, plates of olives or other vegetables, halved hard boiled eggs, small servings of a combination of one or more of seafood, meat and vegetable ingredients laid on top of a slice of bread or polenta, and very small servings of typical full-course plates.  Like Spanish tapas, one can also make a meal of cicchetti by ordering multiple plates. Slice to Sharp is a ballet made for New York City Ballet's Diamond Project by Jorma Elo to music by Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber and Antonio Vivaldi.  The premiere took place on 16 June 2006 at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center with lighting by Mark Stanley and costumes by Holly Hynes. Marianne McDonald (born January 1937) is a scholar and philanthropist.  Marianne is involved in the interpretation, sharing, compilation and preservation of Greek and Irish texts, plays and writings.  Recognized as a historian on the classics, she has received numerous awards and accolades because of her works and philanthropy.  As a playwright, she has authored numerous modern works, based on ancient Greek dramas in modern times.  As a teacher and mentor, she is highly sought after for her knowledge of and application of the classic themes and premises of life in modern times.  In 2013, she was awarded the Distinguished Professor of Theatre and Classics, Department of Theatre, Classics Program, University of California, San Diego (joint program with UC Irvine).  As one of the first women inducted into the Royal Irish Academy in 1994, Marianne was recognized for her expertise and academic excellence in Irish language history, interpretation and the preservation of ancient Irish texts.  As a philanthropist, Marianne partnered with Sharp to enhance access to drug and alcohol treatment programs by making a $3 million pledge — the largest gift to benefit behavioral health services in Sharp’s history.  Her donation led to the creation of the McDonald Center at Sharp HealthCare.  Additionally, to recognize her generosity, Sharp Vista Pacifica Hospital was renamed Sharp McDonald Center.
Answer: Antonio Vivaldi