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Music lovers in Venice were treated to a string quartet playing onboard a large violin-shaped boat as it motored slowly along one of the city's famous canals.

The boat - built as a tribute to COVID-19 victims - was launched Saturday, September 18, after undergoing trials last month.

The musicians performed works by Vivaldi, the city's most famous musical son, on the 12-meter by four-meter craft named the 'Violin of Noah'.