Giandomenico Romanelli — Gran Teatro la Fenice

Koln, Everygreen, 1999. First edition. Hardback. A very smart first English language translated edition of this history of the Teatro La Fenice opera house in Venice. First English language edition, translated from the Italian. Illustrated with three hundred and thirty photographs, alongside numerous plans and sketches. A historical study of the Teatro La Fenice, a historic opera house in Venice, Italy, considered one of "the most famous and renowned landmarks in the history of Italian theatre". Exploring the overlap of truth and fiction in a miraculous blend of myth and reality. Following a fire that destroyed the Teatro San Benedetto, a new opera house was built with an optimistic name translating to The Phoenix Theatre. This history provides account of further fires and new ways for this marvelous structure to rise from the ashes, coinciding with two centuries of musical history and the great operas, music, and dances held in the theatre. Written by Giandomenico Romanelli, an Italian art historian, expert on Venetian art, and director of the Correr Museum in Venice. With images from Graziano Arici, an Italian photographer. In the original paper covered boards. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine . Ill.: Graziano Arici. Fine/Fine.