Teatro La Fenice

Name: Teatro La Fenice
Address: Campo San Fantin, 1965, Venice, Venice, 1965, IT
Telephone: +39 041 786654

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Teatro La Fenice is a historic opera house on Campo San Fantin in Venice’s San Marco district, known for premieres and decorated rooms.

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Teatro La Fenice — Teatro La Fenice’s full pale facade viewed across the square

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Teatro La Fenice — The theater’s historic stone facade with its entrance and statues

Teatro La Fenice — Teatro La Fenice’s illuminated facade at night

Teatro La Fenice — Brightly decorated theater hall set for a formal dinner

Teatro La Fenice — Canal side entrance beneath a glass canopy

Teatro La Fenice — Theater’s pale stone corner facade beside a Venetian canal

Teatro La Fenice — Canal view of the theater facade with gondolas passing

Teatro La Fenice — The theater’s entrance and facade photographed at night

Teatro La Fenice — Angled view of the theater’s upper facade and arched windows

Teatro La Fenice — Carved eagle relief on the theater’s stone facade

Teatro La Fenice — A small barred doorway set into the theater’s exterior wall

What's on here

Soviet-realist music material Thursday · All day

Fedora Friday · All day

VMV Trio Monday · All day

Zsigmond Gerlóczy Saturday · All day

“La Fenice” Opera House – Guided Tours Until 31 Dec

Why go

The neoclassical colonnaded façade, which survived the fires of 1836 and 1996.
The auditorium’s forest-inspired decoration in 23-carat gold leaf beneath a chandelier recreating an English gilt-bronze original.
Ceiling paintings of the Graces, Music, Dance and Aurora.
The rebuilt auditorium, whose design followed still photographs from Luchino Visconti’s film Senso.

The hall

Capacity: Up to 1,126 seats This total includes 104 additional seats when the orchestra pit platform is raised to stalls level.

Tickets and box office

Use the main entrance for tickets, guided-tour access, souvenirs and information.

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The original design brief called for a canal-side entrance wide enough for a gondola.
Gran Teatro La Fenice - Wikipedia
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After Italy’s 1946 republican referendum, the royal box’s Savoy shield was replaced by Venice’s lion of St Mark.
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Darker cornices and stuccoes mark original portions of the Sale Apollinee that survived the fire.
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The reconstructed auditorium places a wooden soundbox inside protective masonry and reinforced-concrete floors.
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The Sala Grande’s rebuilt wooden floor uses maple, olive and cherry in floral patterns.
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History

La Fenice means “the Phoenix”: the company chose the mythical bird to symbolize its recovery from adversity. Its 19th-century premieres included works by Rossini, Bellini and Donizetti as well as Verdi; its 20th-century programme brought world premieres by composers including Stravinsky and Britten.

1774Fire destroyed Teatro San Benedetto, prompting its former operators to plan a new opera house.
1787A legal settlement cost the Nobile Società its former theatre.
1792Teatro La Fenice opened on 16 May with Giovanni Paisiello’s I giuochi d’Agrigento.
1836Fire destroyed the theatre on 13 December, sparing the foyer and Sale Apollinee.
1837The rebuilt theatre reopened on 26 December.

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1844–1857Giuseppe Verdi’s Ernani, Attila, Rigoletto, La traviata and Simon Boccanegra premiered here.
1996Arson destroyed the theatre on 29 January and burned most of the Sale Apollinee. Reconstruction followed Aldo Rossi’s plan and the motto “As it was, where it was.”
2003The reconstructed theatre reopened as a concert hall on 14 December.
2004Staged opera returned on 12 November with Verdi’s La traviata.

Accessibility

Entrance Entrance lift on Calle de La Fenice.
Lift Lifts to boxes, gallery and family circle.

Sources: La Fenice - Wikipedia · Venice/San Marco - Wikivoyage (do) · Teatro La Fenice - Venice · Visit us - Teatro La Fenice · Ticket and Info - Teatro La Fenice · Gran Teatro La Fenice - Wikipedia · Teatro La Fenice - Wikipedia · checked 6 Oct 2026

Where

Campo San Fantin, 1965, Venice

Website: teatrolafenice.it/
Phone: +39 041 786654

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Questions and answers

What happens if I arrive late at Teatro La Fenice?

Stalls and gallery ticket holders wait until the interval to enter. Box ticket holders may enter after the performance begins.

Can high tide affect a performance at Teatro La Fenice?

Yes. Performances are cancelled when water reaches 140 cm above mean sea level.

Can I use a phone or camera in the Teatro La Fenice auditorium?

Mobile phones, cameras and audio or video recording devices are prohibited in the auditorium.

How far is Teatro La Fenice from St Mark’s Square?

About 300 m west.

What stands opposite Teatro La Fenice?

The church of San Fantin.

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