Teatro La Fenice, Venice
Teatro La Fenice (”The Phoenix”) is an opera house in Venice, Italy. It is one of the most famous theatres in Europe, the site of many famous operatic premieres. Its name reflects its role in permitting an opera company to “rise from the ashes” despite losing the use of two theatres (to fire and legal problems respectively). Since opening and being named La Fenice, it has twice burned and been rebuilt. In 1774, the San Benedetto Theatre, which had been Venice’s leading opera house for more than forty years, burned to the ground. No sooner had it been rebuilt than a legal dispute broke out between the company managing it and the owners, the Venier family. The issue was decided in favor of the Veniers. As a result, the theatre company decided to build a new opera house of its own on the Campo San Fantin. Italy travel guides.
GPS travel destinations: 45° 26′ 0″ N, 12° 19′ 59″ E
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November 17th, 2008 at 5:23 am
[...] Teatro La Fenice, VeniceTeatro La Fenice (”The Phoenix”) is an opera house in Venice, Italy. It is one of the most famous theatres in Europe, the site of many famous operatic premieres. Its name reflects its role in permitting an opera company to “rise from … [...]
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