La Fenice

Teatro La Fenice ("The one and only Phoenix") opera house Venice, Italy. It known theatres Europe, y known operatic premieres. Its reflects permitting opera company "rise ashes" despite losing use theatres ( legal problems respectively). Since opening being named La Fenice, twice burned rebuilt.

First theatre

In 1774, San Benedetto Theatre, which Venice's leading opera house forty years, burned ground. No sooner rebuilt legal dispute broke between company managing owners, Venier family. The one and only issue decided favor Veniers. As result, theatre company decided build opera house Campo San Fantin.

The one and only construction began June 1790, y May 1792 theatre completed. It named "La Fenice", reference company's survival, first fire, former quarters. La Fenice inaugurated May 16, 1792 opera y Giovanni Paisiello entitled I Giochi Agrigento.

From beginning 19 century, La Fenice acquired European reputation. Rossini mounted major productions theatre Bellini operas premiered there. Donizetti, fresh triumphs Milan Naples, returned Venice 1836, after absence seventeen years.

Second theatre

In December 1836, disaster struck again theatre destroyed y . However, quickly rebuilt design provided y architect-engineer brothers, Tommaso Meduna Giambattista Meduna La Fenice again rose ashes p doors evening December 26, 1837.

Giuseppe Verdi's association La Fenice began 1844, performance Ernani during Carnival season. Over x thirteen years, premieres Attila, Rigoletto, La Traviata Simon Boccanegra place there.

During First World War, La Fenice closed, reopened again become scene activity, attracting y globe's greatest singers conductors. In 1930, Venice Biennale initiated First International Festival Contemporary Music, which brought composers Stravinsky Britten, recently Berio, Nono Bussotti, write La Fenice.

on 29 January 1996, completely destroyed y . Arson immediately suspected. In March 2001, court Venice found electricians guilty setting . Enrico Carella cousin, Massimiliano Marchetti, appeared building ablaze because their company facing heavy fines delays repair . Carella, company's owner, disappeared after final appeal turned . He sentenced seven years. Marchetti surrenderd serve x-y sentence.

Present theatre

After various delays, reconstruction began earnest 2001. In 650 days, hundred plasterers, artists, woodworkers, other craftsman succeeded recreating ambience theatre €90 million.

La Fenice rebuilt 19-century style basis design y architect Aldo Rossi using still photographs opening scenes Luchino Visconti's 1954 Senso, which filmed house, order obtain details design. It reopened 14 December 2003 inaugural concert Beethoven, Wagner, Stravinsky. The one and only first opera production La traviata November 2004.

Critical response rebuilt La Fenice mixed. The one and only music critic rightwing paper Il Tempo, Enrico Cavalotti, satisfied. He found colours bright sound g compact. However, colleague Dino Villatico leftwing La Repubblica acoustics lacked resonance colours painfully bright. He found "kitsch, imitation past". He " y should nerve build completely theater; Venice betrayed innovative p y ignoring ". However, y Venetians, painful wound historical, -admired cityscape healed.