[Fenice] Zanotto, Francesco.. Descrizioni del Sipario e Tendina nuovamente dipinti Pel Teatro La Fenice. Venezia: Giuseppe Antonelli. 1837. First edition. A rare pamphlet concerning the new stage curtains, issued in the year the beautiful Venetian opera house was rebuilt, following its first famous fire in 1836. Including 2 sections by Francesco Zanotto devoted to the "L'Apotesi della Fenice / Sipario / Del Sig. Cosroe Dusi" and "Enrico Dandolo / A Costantinopoli / Tendina / Del Sig. Giovanni Busato. " 16mo. Original pink printed wrappers. 7 pp. Foxed, 2 pages with small tears to upper right corner, overall fine. Rare. Only 1 copy listed (Bibliotheque Nationale de France) by OCLC.
The opera house originally opened in 1792. In addition the afformentioned fire and reconstruction, it was again restored in 1854 and 1938. Following another horrible fire in 1996, it reopened in 2005. Among the operas first performed there are "L'Italiana in Algeri," "Semiramide," "I Capuleti e i Montecchi," "Ernani," "Rigoletto," "La traviata," "Simon Boccanegra," "The Rake's Progress," "The Turn of the Screw," and "The Fiery Angel."
The opera house originally opened in 1792. In addition the afformentioned fire and reconstruction, it was again restored in 1854 and 1938. Following another horrible fire in 1996, it reopened in 2005. Among the operas first performed there are "L'Italiana in Algeri," "Semiramide," "I Capuleti e i Montecchi," "Ernani," "Rigoletto," "La traviata," "Simon Boccanegra," "The Rake's Progress," "The Turn of the Screw," and "The Fiery Angel."
[Fenice] Zanotto, Francesco.. Descrizioni del Sipario e Tendina nuovamente dipinti Pel Teatro La Fenice. Venezia: Giuseppe Antonelli. 1837. First edition. A rare pamphlet concerning the new stage curtains, issued in the year the beautiful Venetian opera house was rebuilt, following its first famous fire in 1836. Including 2 sections by Francesco Zanotto devoted to the "L'Apotesi della Fenice / Sipario / Del Sig. Cosroe Dusi" and "Enrico Dandolo / A Costantinopoli / Tendina / Del Sig. Giovanni Busato. " 16mo. Original pink printed wrappers. 7 pp. Foxed, 2 pages with small tears to upper right corner, overall fine. Rare. Only 1 copy listed (Bibliotheque Nationale de France) by OCLC.
The opera house originally opened in 1792. In addition the afformentioned fire and reconstruction, it was again restored in 1854 and 1938. Following another horrible fire in 1996, it reopened in 2005. Among the operas first performed there are "L'Italiana in Algeri," "Semiramide," "I Capuleti e i Montecchi," "Ernani," "Rigoletto," "La traviata," "Simon Boccanegra," "The Rake's Progress," "The Turn of the Screw," and "The Fiery Angel."
The opera house originally opened in 1792. In addition the afformentioned fire and reconstruction, it was again restored in 1854 and 1938. Following another horrible fire in 1996, it reopened in 2005. Among the operas first performed there are "L'Italiana in Algeri," "Semiramide," "I Capuleti e i Montecchi," "Ernani," "Rigoletto," "La traviata," "Simon Boccanegra," "The Rake's Progress," "The Turn of the Screw," and "The Fiery Angel."