Venice’s legendary La Fenice opera house, which burned down in 1996, will rise from the ashes at the end of 2003 after repeated rebuilding delays, the city’s mayor said Monday. The curtain ...

La Fenice, among the most famous opera houses in the world, was designed by Giannantio Selva and opened on May 16, 1792. The house burned down on Dec. 13, 1836, and was rebuilt, then was remodeled ...

Almost eight years after Venetians watched their beloved opera house burn to the ground, La Fenice is finally ready to live up to its name and rise from its ashes once more. On December 14 ...

On 31 January, with the opera house shell still smouldering, Mayor Cacciari promised La Fenice would be re-opened "within two years" - in other words, during 1998. The building had burnt down on the ...

And if you are able to attend a show at the opera house, you'll be in for a musical treat. You'll find the Teatro La Fenice in San Marco, less than half a mile (about a 5-minute walk) from Piazza ...

VENICE, Italy, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- After a week of inaugural concerts, Venice's restored La Fenice opera house closed Tuesday until November 2004 for equipment adjustments. The house, dating to the ...

Italy's highest appeals court has upheld stiff prison sentences imposed on two men held responsible for the fire which destroyed La Fenice, Venice's prestigious opera house, more than seven years ago.

MILAN (AP) — A fire in Venice's rebuilt La Fenice opera house was swiftly brought under control Monday, 22 years after a blaze had destroyed the famous theater. Italian news agency ANSA reported ...

MILAN (Reuters) - Venice's famed La Fenice opera house cancelled its opening night on Wednesday for the first time in more than 30 years due to a strike by staff, forcing the theatre to reimburse ...

The floating city of Venice has long lured travelers for its beautiful architecture, rich art history, and iconic gondolas ...

Fortunato Ortombina, the general director of Teatro La Fenice, Venice’s opera house, will succeed Dominique Meyer, a respected French impresario. By Elisabetta Povoledo The Teatro alla Scala in ...