La Fenice [Venice, IT]
type: Item
label: Gran Teatro La Fenice @nl
label: Teatro La Fenice @cs
label: La Fenice
description: Theatre building in Venice, Italy
description: operagebouw in Venetië, Italië @nl
EUTA building identifier: 878
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: Italy
City: Venice
GPS: Point(12.3339 45.4337)
Wikidata source: Q223942
Burnt down date: 1996-01-29T00:00:00Z
Burnt down date: 1836-12-14T00:00:00Z
opening date: 1792-05-16T00:00:00Z
Redevelopment date: 1837-12-26T00:00:00Z
Redevelopment date: 2003-12-14T00:00:00Z
Redevelopment date: 1837-01-01T00:00:00Z
Redevelopment date: 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z
Redevelopment date: 1836-01-01T00:00:00Z
Redevelopment date: 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z
theatrEurope table: HST_0122
context: No heritage stage machinery ERHT North Italian route 1789 architectural competition 1792 opening 1837 opening second theatre 1996 conflagaration 2003 opening third theatre
Capacity: 1000
Capacity: 2000
Internal image: Teatro-la-fenice-sala.jpg
Web: www.teatrolafenice.it
architectural style: Italian theater
Commons galery: Teatro_La_Fenice
Census of Italian theatres in 1863 ID: 898
Performing Arts / Artes Escénicas album ID: 72157623600903533
Census Italia 1968 ID: 117-6
Reconstructing Theatre Architecture: 424
Building date: 1789-01-01T00:00:00Z
Address: Campo San Fant in, 1965
Table id: 194
Theaterbrande Id: 330
Erinnerungen aus dem Leben id: 771
Importance: Not rated
Wikidata instance: Q153562
Carthalia ID: 2480
Modern Opera Houses ID: 90
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: E’ il più illustre degli antichi tea­tri storici veneziani, la sede dell’omonimo Ente Autonomo e dei festi­vals musicali e teatrali della Bien­nale. Fu eretto nel triennio 1790-92 dall’architetto Antonio Selva e ri- struito, dopo un incendio, nel bien­nio 1836-37 dagli architetti Tom­maso e Giambattista Meduna. Ha subito restauri e ammoder­namenti nel biennio 1936-37 e, re­centemente, in seguito alla alluvio­ne del 1966. @it
Note: Built 1789-1792 by Giovanni Antonio Selva for the Nobile Società, replacing the Teatro San Benedetto (demolished by a fire on 1774). Auditorium decoration by Francesco Fontanesio. Opened 16 May 1792 with Paisiello's I giuocchi d'Agrigento. 1808 redecoration of auditorium by Giuseppe Borsato, addition of an Imperial Box in honour of Napoleon I. 1836 destruction of the auditorium by a fire. 1836-1837 rebuilding to Selva's plans by Tommaso Meduna and Giambattista Meduna. Auditorium decoration by Sebastiano Santi in Empire style. Re-opened 26 December 1837. 1848 destruction of the Imperial Box by rebels (restored 1849). 1854 redecoration of the auditorium in Baroque style by the Meduna brothers. 1878 modernization of stagehouse by Cadorin. 1937 modernization of stage technology and redecoration of the auditorium and foyers by Eugene Miozzi. 1996 completely destroyed by a fire during construction works. After years of half-hearted attempts to rebuild the theatre, accompanied by a series of political and financial scandals, finally reconstructed until 2003. Re-opened for concerts and other events on 14 Dec 2003 with a gala concert. Re-opening for a regular opera season planned for 2004/2005.
Census Italia 1968 table ID: 428
architect: Gian Antonio Selva