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The Teatro la Fenice borned in 1774 with the name of San Benedetto Theatre, but it burned some years later. The construction of the modern theatre, began in June 1790, and by May 1792 the theatre was completed and it was inaugurated on May 16, 1792 with an opera by Giovanni Paisiello entitled I Giochi di Agrigento.
In December 1836 the theatre was destroyed by fire but it was immediately restored and it opened on the evening of December 26, 1837.
On 29 January 1996, it was completely destroyed by fire and reconstruction began in earnest in 2001. In 650 days, a team of two hundred plasterers, artists, woodworkers, and other craftsman succeeded in recreating the ambience of the old theatre.
La Fenice was rebuilt in its original style by architect Aldo Rossi. It reopened on 14 December 2003 with an inaugural concert of Beethoven, Wagner, and Stravinsky. The first opera production was La Traviata in November, 2004. Leave a Comment Address: Campo San Fantin
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