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Teatro La Fenice
Campo San Fantin 1965, 30124 Venice, Italy Phone: +39 041786607About
Teatro La Fenice is the most important opera house and one of the most prestigious concert venues in Venice, with a history dating back to 1789. The original architect was the neo-classical Giannantonio Selva. The building was commissioned by the Nobile Societa, a group of weathy nobles and citizens who had leased the theatre of San Benedetto but had to surrender the lease of this theatre in 1787. They sought permission to increase the number of permitted theatres from the existing 7 to 8