Theatre La Fenice (the phoenix) - details and images
The building was built very quickly, in spite of fierce controversy about the project. It was inaugurated on May 16, 1792 with an opera by Giovanni Paisiello, I giochi di Agrigento (Agrigento Games in). Competition for the project was published on 1 November 1789, and the works were started in April 1790 under the direction of Giannantonio Selva.
The first time was destroyed by fire on December 13, 1836, was immediately rebuilt the same "original".
The facade of the Theatre in "Campo San wells" in the century. twentieth century was home to many premieres of works of great authors Italian opera as well, Gioachino Rossini (Tancredi in Babylon in 1813 and 1823), Vincenzo Bellini (I Montecchi in 1830 and her Capulets Beatrice di Tende in 1833) and Giuseppe Verdi (in 1843 Ernani, Attila, 1846, in 1851 Rigoletto, La Traviata and Simon Boccanegra in 1853 in 1857). It just reminded that La Traviata at the premiere, the theater audience was rich whistle.
In 1937 the Venetian Theater was restored on the basis of Eugenio Miozzi project.
On January 29, 1996 was completely destroyed by a fire caused the fire - according to final data of the investigation - was put electrician Enrico Carella, trying to avoid contractual penalties for a large delay in the work it contracted.
The theater was rebuilt and this time the previous style (about 8 years earlier). On 14 December 2003 was inaugurated with a concert conducted by Riccardo Muti, who opened a week's inaugural celebrations.
Throughout the work, lyric Venetian representations have been held at "Palafenice", a temporary structure erected for that purpose only the Tronchetto, and the Malibran Theatre.
Theater room is composed of five rows of stalls. The theater is decorated in an abundance of gold and silver medallions and plates and bright in color, whose job is to distract the viewer a bit during the shows.
According to the Italian theater tradition, outside the function to see the show, here you can eat, play and receive guests.
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