Editing Veneto (section)

==Culture==
{{see also|List of museums in Veneto}}

===Art and architecture===
[[File:Padova Cappella degli Scrovegni Innen Langhaus West 4.jpg|thumb|[[Scrovegni Chapel]] in [[Padua]] contains a [[fresco]] cycle by [[Giotto]], an important masterpiece of [[Western art]]]]

The Middle Ages stimulated the creation of monumental works such as the complex of churches on the island of [[Torcello]], in the Venetian lagoon, with the [[Torcello Cathedral|Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta]] founded in 639, its bell tower erected in the 11th century and the adjacent ''Martyrium of Santa Fosca'' built around the 1100, notable for the mosaics.
They saw the construction of the [[Basilica di San Zeno|Basilica of San Zeno Maggiore]] in [[Verona]], which was Veneto's main centre for that esthetic movement and we note, by the mixture of styles that Verona was an important crossroads to the north of [[Europe]].
Examples of [[Gothic art]], in addition to the Venetian church of [[Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari|Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari]] and that of Santi Giovanni e Paolo, are the [[Scaliger Tombs]] in the historical centre of [[Verona]].

While in Veneto [[Byzantine Art|Byzantine art]] was important, an element of innovation was brought to Padua by [[Giotto]], bearer of a new pictorial tradition: that of Tuscany. Towards the 1302 he was commissioned by [[Enrico Scrovegni]] to paint the family chapel, now known just by the name of [[Scrovegni Chapel]], one of the most important artistic monuments of [[Padua]] and Veneto. The influences of the contribution of Giotto were felt immediately, as in the frescoes of [[Giusto de' Menabuoi]] in the [[Baptistry]] near the [[Cathedral of Padua]] and those of [[Altichiero]] in the [[Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua|Basilica of Saint Anthony]].

[[File:Giorgione, The tempest.jpg|thumb|[[Giorgione]]'s ''[[The Tempest (Giorgione)|The Tempest]]''.]]

After a phase of development of [[Gothic art]], with the creation of important works including the [[Ca' d'Oro]] and the [[Doge's Palace, Venice|Doge's Palace]] in [[Venice]], and the churches of [[Frari|Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari]] and of [[Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Venice|Saints John and Paul]] in Venice, the influence of the [[Renaissance]] ushered in a new era. In addition to [[Donatello]], an important Venetian Renaissance artist was [[Andrea Mantegna]] (1431–1506), whose most important work in Veneto is perhaps the ''[[San Zeno Altarpiece (Mantegna)|San Zeno Altarpiece]]'', found in Verona. With the mainland expansion of the Venetian Republic and the consolidation of its institutions, there was also an artistic development of exceptional stature: Mantegna, [[Vittore Carpaccio]], [[Giovanni Bellini (painter)|Giovanni Bellini]], [[Cima da Conegliano]], [[Pordenone]] laid the foundations for what would be the age of Venetian painting.

[[Padua]] was a cradle of the Venetian Renaissance, Where influences from [[Tuscany]] and [[Umbria]] filtered north. Amongst the Renaissance artists who worked there were [[Donatello]], who worked on an altar of the [[Basilica of Saint Anthony]], and [[Pisanello]], whose works are mainly in [[Verona]], for example, the fresco of [[Saint George]] in the [[Church of St. Anastasia]].
[[File:Prato della Valle in Padua.JPG|thumb|The [[Prato della Valle]] in Padua, a work of [[Italian Renaissance]] architecture.]]

In the first phase with Carpaccio and Bellini, the influences of international painting were still evident and the references to [[Flemish art]] were numerous. Artists of the successive phase included [[Giorgione]], [[Titian]], [[Sebastiano del Piombo]] and [[Lorenzo Lotto]]. Giorgione and Titian developed an original and innovative style, which characterised the painters of the [[Venetian school (art)|Venetian school]] rather than other traditions. Giorgione's enigmatic style infused his work with allegory, and he created his paintings with less reliance on a preparatory drawing than previous painters. This innovation was looking for the imitation of natural phenomena by creating atmospheres with the colours and shifting the emphasis from the pursuit of artistic perfection. ''[[The Tempest (Giorgione)|The storm]]'' (1506–1508), now in the [[Gallerie dell'Accademia|Accademia]] in Venice, is an example of this use of colour, where the mixture colour and texture continue indefinitely without preparatory drawing for the painting work gives a special atmosphere.

Titian, born in Belluno [[Pieve di Cadore]], brought forward the use of this technique without pictorial design, creating masterpieces such as the ''[[Assumption of the Virgin (Titian)|Assumption of the Virgin]]'' (1516–1518),<ref name="dteofmkng">{{cite web | url=http://www.fineartprintsondemand.com/artists/titian/assumption_of_the_virgin.htm | title=Date of Completion | access-date=2011-01-24}}</ref> an [[altar]] made by imposing visible sizes on the main altar of the Basilica of [[Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari]] in Venice, a work whose suggestion is due to the use of colour. At the end of his long life, he had acquired fame and commissions across the continent.

[[Tintoretto]] (1518–1594) recast Roman Mannerism in a Venetian style, less linear, and with more use of colour to distinguish forms, highlighting the bright prospects for its operations, giving unusual deformations of perspective, to increase the sense of tension in the work.<ref>{{cite book|last=Zuffi|first=Stefano|title=One Thousand Years of Painting|year=2004|publisher=Electa|location=Milan, Italy|page=427}}</ref> His studio was prolific. Palaces and churches of Venice abound with his paintings. The [[Scuola Grande di San Rocco]] alone sports 66 paintings by this painter. The [[Basilica of San Giorgio Maggiore|San Giorgio Maggiore]] houses a huge canvas by him depicting the ''Last Supper''.

[[Paolo Veronese]] (1528–1588) was about as prolific as Tintoretto, with works that celebrated the Venetian state,<ref name="Rosand, 107">Rosand, 107</ref> as well as decorating houses of Venetian nobles. He decorated large portions of the [[Doge's Palace|Palazzo Ducale]] and the decoration of many villas [[Andrea Palladio|Palladian]], including [[Villa Barbaro]].

[[Jacopo Bassano]] (1517–1592) and [[Lorenzo Lotto]] were active in the mainland, and reflected some of the influences of [[Milan|Milanese painters]] with the introduction of images taken from real life, enriched by a touch of drama.
[[File:VillaCornaro 2007 07 14 front 1.jpg|thumb|[[Villa Cornaro]].]]

In architecture, [[Andrea Palladio]] (1508–1580), born in [[Padua]], completed some highly influential works, including [[Palladian Villas of Veneto|Villas]] in the mainland, in [[Province of Vicenza|Vicenza]], [[Province of Padua|Padua]] and [[Province of Treviso|Treviso]]. In Venice, he designed the [[Basilica of San Giorgio Maggiore]], the [[Il Redentore]], and [[Zitelle]] on the island of [[Giudecca]]. Palladian Villa architecture, in masterpieces such as [[Villa Emo]], [[Villa Barbaro]], [[Villa Capra]], and [[Villa Foscari]], evoked the imagined grandeur of antique classical Roman villas. This aesthetic, through his publications, proved popular and underwent a revival in the [[neoclassical architecture|neoclassical]] period. In his villas, the owner shall permit the control over production activities of the surrounding countryside by structuring the functional parts, such as [[porch]], close to the central body. In the case of Villa Badoer, the open barn, formed by a large circular colonnade, enclosing the front yard in front of the villa allows you to create a space that recalls the ancient idea of the [[Forum Romanum]], and bringing all campaign activities to gravitate in front of the villa itself.
[[File:Psyche revived Louvre MR1777.jpg|thumb|''[[Antonio Canova]]'s [[Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss|Psyche Revived by Love's Kiss]]''.]]

The research style of Palladio has created an architectural movement called [[Palladianism]], which has had strong following in the next three centuries, inspiring architects, some of them his direct students, including [[Vincenzo Scamozzi]], after the death of the teacher who completed several works, including the first [[Teatro Olimpico]] in [[Vicenza]].
[[File:Venice 1.jpg|thumb|right|The Church of [[Santa Maria della Salute]] in Venice]]

The 18th-century [[Venetian School (art)|Venetian school]] comprises many artists. Important painters include [[Giambattista Tiepolo]], his son [[Giandomenico Tiepolo|Giandomenico]], [[Giambattista Piazzetta]], [[Niccolò Bambini]], [[Pietro Longhi]], [[Marco Ricci|Marco]] and [[Sebastiano Ricci]], [[Sebastiano Bombelli]], [[Gianantonio Fumiani]], [[Gaspare Diziani]], [[Rosalba Carriera]], and the architect/painter [[Girolamo Mengozzi Colonna]].

Sculptors include [[Gianmaria Morlaiter|Morlaiter]], [[Filippo Parodi]], [[Bernard Torretti]] and his nephew [[Giuseppe Torretti]], and at the end of the republic [[Antonio Canova]]. Some other important artists are the architects [[Girolamo Frigimelica Roberti]], [[Giorgio Massari]], [[Giovanni Antonio Scalfarotto|Scalfarotto]], and [[Tommaso Temanza]]; the carver [[Andrea Brustolon]]; playwrights [[Carlo Goldoni]] and [[Gaspare Gozzi]]; the poets [[Alessandro Labia]] and [[George Whisker]]; and composers [[Benedetto Marcello]] and [[Antonio Vivaldi]].

[[Giovanni Battista Tiepolo]] (1696–1770), described as "the greatest decorative painter of eighteenth-century Europe, as well as its most able craftsman."{{sfn|Levey|1980|p=193}} was a [[Painting|painter]] and [[printmaker]], who together with [[Giambattista Pittoni]], [[Canaletto]], [[Giovan Battista Piazzetta]], [[Giuseppe Maria Crespi]] and [[Francesco Guardi]] formed the ultimate group of traditional great Venetian [[old master]] painters of that period. [[perspective (graphical)|Perspective]] played a central role in Tiepolo's representations, and was forced beyond the usual limits in his ceiling decorations depicting levitating figures viewed from below.

Another peculiar feature of Venetian art is [[landscape painting]], which sees in [[Giovanni Antonio Canal|Canaletto]] (1697–1768) and [[Francesco Guardi]] (1712–1793) the two leading figures. Canaletto's rigorous perspective studies make for an almost "photographic" reality, in contrast to Guardi's more subjective [[Capriccio (art)|capriccios]].

[[Antonio Canova]] (1757–1822), born in [[Possagno]], was the greatest of the [[neoclassicism|neoclassical]] artists.<ref>"Neo-Classical", ''The Dictionary of Art'': volume XXII, ed. Jane Turner, in thirty-four volumes, 1996. Grove's Dictionaries Inc., New York, 1998. Print.</ref> The [[Tempio Canoviano|Temple of Possagno]], which he designed, financed, and partly-built himself,<ref>Jean Martineau & Andrew Robinson, ''The Glory of Venice: Art in the Eighteenth Century.'' Yale University Press, 1994. Print.</ref> is among landmarks of neo-classical architecture. His most important works include ''[[Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss|Psyche Revived by Love's Kiss]]'' and ''[[The Three Graces (Canova)|The Three Graces]]''.

After the [[Republic of Venice#Fall|fall of the Republic of Venice in 1796]], every city in Veneto created its own form of art. Important was, however, the role of [[Accademia di Belle Arti (Venezia)|Accademia di Belle Arti in Venice]], who was able to attract many young artists from the surrounding territory.

Among the many artists which were important in modern ages were [[Guglielmo Ciardi]], who incorporated the experience of [[macchiaioli]] movement, uniting the typical colour of the classic Venetian school, and yet bringing out from his paintings a chromatic essence, [[Giacomo Favretto]], who too as Ciardi, enhanced the colour, which was sometimes very pronounced, painter [[Frederick Zandomeneghi]], who deviates from the tradition of Venetian colouring to venture in a style similar to French impressionism, and finally [[Luigi Nono (painter)|Luigi Nono]], whose works feel realistic, even if, in addition to painting genre scenes, includes portraits of finity for psychological enhancement.

===Education===
[[File:Biblioteca Beato Pellegrino 02.jpg|thumb|[[University of Padua]], founded in 1222]]

Veneto hosts one of the oldest universities in the world, the [[University of Padua]], founded in 1222. [[Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development|OECD]] investigations<ref>Oecd-Pisa 2005, Il livello di competenza dei quindicenni italiani in matematica, lettura, scienze e problem solving – Prima sintesi dei risultati di Pisa 2003, pag.7, also available on [http://www.invalsi.it/ www.invalsi.it]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070813045440/http://www.invalsi.it/ |date=2007-08-13 }}</ref> show that school education achievements in North-Eastern Italy (whose population comes mainly from Veneto) are the highest in Italy. In 2003 the university had approximately 65,000 students.

===Language===
{{Main|Venetian language}}
[[File:Venetian_Language_distribution.png|thumb|[[Venetian language]] distribution in [[Triveneto]]:
{{legend|#aa0000|Areas where Venetian is spoken}}
{{legend|#ff0000|Areas where Venetian is spoken alongside other languages ([[bavarian language|Bavarian]], [[emilian language|Emilian]], [[friulian language|Friulian]], [[slovene language|Slovene]], [[chakavian language|Chakavian]], [[istriot language|Istriot]] and formerly [[dalmatian language|Dalmatian]]) and areas of linguistic transition (with [[lombard language|Lombard]] and with Emilian)}}
{{legend|#ffa9a9|Areas of influence of Venetian (over Lombard and over [[ladin language|Ladin]])}}]]

Most of the people of Veneto speak [[Italian language|Italian]], along with widespread usage of local varieties of the [[Venetian language]]. Within Venetian there are distinct sub-groups centered on the major cities, and distinctions are also found between rural and urban  dialects and those spoken in northern mountainous areas and on the plain.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Payne |first1=Elinor |title=Rises and rise-plateau-slumps in Trevigiano |journal=Cambridge Occasional Papers in Linguistics |date=2005 |volume=2 |pages=173–86}}</ref>

Venetian dialects are classified as [[Western Romance languages|Western Romance]]. Linguists identify five major types of Venetian: an Eastern or Coastal (Venice) group, a Central (Padua, Vicenza, Polesine) group, a Western (Verona) group, a North-Central (Treviso) group, and a Northern (Belluno, Feltre, Agordo, Cadore, [[Zoldo Alto]]) group of dialects. All dialects are mutually intelligible to varying degrees, are descended from [[Vulgar Latin]] and influenced to varying degrees by Italian. Venetian is first attested as a written language in the 13th century. It is also spoken outside of Veneto, such as in [[Friuli-Venezia Giulia]] (including in Trieste, see [[Triestine dialect]]), Istria in Croatia and Slovenia and Dalmatia in Croatia, [[Brazil]] ([[Talian dialect]]) and [[Mexico]] ([[Chipilo Venetian dialect]]).

The language of Venice enjoyed substantial prestige in the days of the [[Venetian Republic]], when it attained the status of a [[lingua franca]] in the [[Mediterranean]]. Notable Venetian-language authors include the playwrights [[Carlo Goldoni]] (1707–1793) and [[Carlo Gozzi]] (1720–1806), while [[Angelo Beolco|Ruzante]] (1502–1542) is best known for his rustic comedies "cast in mainland peasant ''Pavan'' 'Paduan'".<ref>{{cite book |last=Tuttle |first=Edward F.|editor1-last=Maiden |editor1-first=Martin |editor2-last=Parry |editor2-first=Mair |title=The Dialects of Italy|date=1997 |chapter=The Veneto|page=263|publisher=Routledge|location=London and New York}}</ref>

[[Ladin language|Ladin]], also Romance, is spoken in parts of the [[province of Belluno]], especially in the municipalities of [[Cortina d'Ampezzo]], [[Livinallongo del Col di Lana]] and [[Colle Santa Lucia]], while [[Cimbrian language|Cimbrian]] (Germanic) is spoken in two villages (Roana and Giazza respectively) of the [[Sette Comuni|Seven Communities]] and the [[Thirteen Communities]]. These are two historical groups of villages of Cimbric origin, which for a long time formed two distinct "commonwealths" under the rule of the Republic of Venice, among others. Furthermore, in the area around [[Portogruaro]] people speak [[Friulian language|Friulian]].

As the region does not enjoy a special status of autonomy, [[minority language]]s are not granted any form of official recognition. A motion to recognise Venetian as an official [[regional language]] has been approved by the [[Regional Council of Veneto|regional Parliament]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.consiglioveneto.it/crvportal/leggi/2007/07lr0008.html?numLegge=8&annoLegge=2007&tipoLegge=Alr |title=Consiglio Regionale Veneto – Leggi Regionali |publisher=Consiglioveneto.it |access-date=2009-05-06 |archive-date=22 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081222000329/http://www.consiglioveneto.it/crvportal/leggi/2007/07lr0008.html?numLegge=8&annoLegge=2007&tipoLegge=Alr |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Literature===
{{Main|Venetian literature}}
[[Venetian literature]], referring to works written in the Venetian language, experienced an initial period of splendour in the 16th century with the success of artists such as [[Ruzante]]. It then reached its zenith in the 18th century, thanks especially to dramatist [[Carlo Goldoni]]. Subsequently, literary production in Venetian declined, following the [[Republic of Venice#Fall|collapse of the Republic of Venice]]. Nevertheless, during the 20th century there was a literary revival featuring lyrical poets such as [[Biagio Marin]] of Grado.

===Cuisine===
{{Main|Venetian cuisine}}
[[File:Waiter pouring Zardetto sparkling Prosecco.jpg|thumb|Waiter pouring [[Prosecco]]]]
Cuisine is an important part of the culture of Veneto, and the region is home to some of the most recognisable dishes, desserts and wines in Italian, European and worldwide cuisine.

====Wines and drinks====
{{Main|Venetian wine}}
Veneto is an important wine-growing area producing: [[Soave (wine)|Soave]], [[Bardolino DOC|Bardolino]], [[Straw wine|Recioto]], [[Amarone]], [[Straw wine|Torcolato]], [[Prosecco]], [[Grenache|Tocai Rosso]], [[Garganega]], [[Valpolicella]], [[Verduzzo]], [[Raboso (grape)|Raboso]], [[Muscat (grape and wine)|Moscato]], [[Cabernet Franc]], [[Pinot noir|Pinot Nero]], [[Pinot gris|Pinot Grigio]], and [[Merlot]]. Homemade [[Winemaking|wine making]] is widespread. After making wine, the alcohol of the [[pressed (wine)|pressed]] grapes is distilled to produce [[grappa]] or ''graspa'', as it is called in the local language.

[[Prosecco]] is a dry [[sparkling wine]].<ref name="DuBose"/><ref name="Kinssies">{{cite web|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/food/77823_wine10.shtml|title=On Wine: Proseccos sparkle on their own terms|last=Kinssies|first=Richard, ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer''|date=10 July 2002 |access-date=2008-12-29}}</ref> It is made from the glera grape, a white grape formerly known as Prosecco,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wine-searcher.com/grape-392-glera-prosecco|title=Glera (Prosecco) Wine Information|website=Wine-Searcher}}</ref> which is traditionally grown in an area near [[Conegliano]] and [[Valdobbiadene]], in the hills north of [[Treviso]].<ref name="DuBose">{{cite book|last=DuBose|first=Fred|author2=Spingarn, Evan |author3=Maniscalco, Nancy |title=The Ultimate Wine Lover's Guide 2006|publisher=Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.|year=2005|page=[https://archive.org/details/ultimatewinelov00dubo/page/196 196]|isbn=978-1-4027-2815-0|url=https://archive.org/details/ultimatewinelov00dubo|url-access=registration}}</ref> The name of ''Prosecco'' is derived from the northern Italian village of Prosecco (Trieste), where this grape variety is believed to have originated.<ref name="Kinssies"/><ref name="NYT">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/28/business/worldbusiness/28prosecco.html|title=Italian Makers of Prosecco Seek Recognition|last=Cortese|first=Amy, ''The New York Times'' |newspaper=The New York Times |date=26 December 2008 |access-date=2008-12-28}}</ref>

Spritz, in the Venetian language also called "spriss" or "spriseto" depending on the area, usually consists of equal parts of sparkling wine, [[Aperol]] and sparkling water. Campari may also be used instead of Aperol.

====Cheeses====
[[File:Asiago cheese (1).jpg|thumb|right|[[Asiago cheese]] and crackers]]
Cheeses of Veneto include: [[Asiago cheese|Asiago]] ([[Protected Geographical Status|PDO]]), [[Piave (cheese)|Piave]] ([[Protected Geographical Status|PDO]]), [[Monte Veronese]] ([[Protected Geographical Status|PDO]]), [[Morlacco]], [[Grana Padano]] ([[Protected Geographical Status|PDO]]).

====Salamis and meats====
The [[sopressa|sopressa vicentina]] ([[Protected Geographical Status|PDO]]) is an aged salami, cylindrical in shape and prepared with raw, quality pork meat. It may or may not include [[garlic]] in its ingredients and comes in medium and large sizes. [[Prosciutto]] Veneto Berico-Euganeo ([[Protected Geographical Status|PDO]]) is obtained from the fresh [[meat]] of a top breed of adult hogs. The aroma is delicate, sweet and fragrant.

====Vegetables====
[[Radicchio]] rosso di [[Treviso]] ([[Protected Geographical Status|PGI]]) is a peculiar vegetable with a faintly [[Basic tastes|bitter taste]] and a crunchy texture. The production area encompasses many town districts in the provinces of Treviso, Padua and Venice. The [[radicchio]] Variegato di [[Castelfranco Veneto|Castelfranco]] ([[Protected Geographical Status|PGI]]) has a delicate and slightly sweet taste and a crunchy texture. [[Vialone Nano|Veronese Vialone Nano Rice]] from [[Verona]] ([[Protected Geographical Status|PGI]]) is a type of rice with short, plump grains, which have a creamy consistency when cooked. They are commonly used in [[risotto]] dishes and have a high starch content. The [[Bean]] of [[Lamon]] ([[Protected Geographical Status|PGI]]) is particularly prized for its delicate flavour and extremely tender skin. The White [[Asparagus]] of [[Cimadolmo]] ([[Protected Geographical Status|PGI]]) has a peculiar scent and a very delicate taste. The White [[Asparagus]] of [[Bassano del Grappa|Bassano]] is a typical product of the northern part of the [[province of Vicenza]]. The [[San Zeno di Montagna]] ([[Province of Verona|Verona]]) [[chestnut]] has [[Protected Geographical Status]].

====Desserts====
[[File:Tiramisu - Raffaele Diomede.jpg|thumb|right|A slice of [[tiramisù]]]]
[[Tiramisù]] (a dessert made from [[mascarpone]], [[coffee]], [[Marsala wine]], [[savoiardi]] and [[chocolate]]) originates from Veneto.<ref>{{cite book |title=I Dolci Del Veneto |author=Giovanni Capnist |isbn=978-88-7021-239-6 |year= 1983|publisher=F. Muzzio }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=La marca gastronomica |author=Tina & Fernando Raris |isbn=978-88-87061-55-0 |year= 1998|publisher=Canova }}</ref><ref name="jane black">{{cite news |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/10/AR2007071000327.html |title= The Trail of Tiramisu |access-date= 11 July 2007 |newspaper=The Washington Post |first=Jane |last=Black |date=2007-07-11}}</ref>

===Festivals===
[[File:Venice Carnival - Masked Lovers (2010).jpg|thumb|The [[Carnival of Venice]] tradition is most famous for its distinctive masks.]]
Each town, often every quarter, has its [[patron saint]] whose [[Calendar of saints|feast day]] is solemnly celebrated. Many other festivals are closely linked to the religious calendar. Among these:
* [[Carnival of Venice]] celebrated the Tuesday before [[Ash Wednesday]];
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fspl-e5txVo Panevin] celebrated around [[Epiphany (holiday)|Epiphany]];
* Pasqua ([[Easter]] Sunday);
* Saint Mark's feast day (25 April);
* La Sensa (Ascension Thursday);
* San Giovanni Battista (24 June);
* La festa del Redentór (mid July);
* Vendemmia (grape harvest in September);
* San Nicolò de Bari ([[Saint Nicholas|St. Nicholas]], 6 December);
* Nadàl (Christmas)

===Music===
{{Main|Music of Veneto|Music of Venice}}
[[File:I Solisti Veneti, concerto La tromba, regina degli ottoni 27 sett 2022 (Chesa della Rotonda, Rovigo) 05.jpg|thumb|[[Rovigo]], chiesa della Beata Vergine del Soccorso, named ''La Rotonda'', 27 september 2022: Giuliano Carella conducted the orchestra ''[[I Solisti Veneti]]'' in ''La tromba, regina degli ottoni'' (The trumpet, queen of the brass).]]
Veneto, and in particular [[Venice]] and [[Verona]], are important Italian musical centres, home to a vibrant musical life.

The city of Venice in Italy has played an important role in the development of the [[music of Italy]]. The Venetian state—i.e. the medieval Maritime Republic of Venice—was often popularly called the "Republic of Music", and an anonymous Frenchman of the 17th century is said to have remarked that "In every home, someone is playing a musical instrument or singing. There is music everywhere."<ref>Touring Club p. 79</ref>

In [[Padova]], musical ensembles such as the ''Amici della Musica di Padova'', the ''[[I_Solisti_Veneti|Solisti Veneti]]'' and the Padova-Veneto Symphony are found. Concerts are often held in the historic [[Loggia Comaro]], built in 1524. As well, the city is the site of the Teatro delle Maddalene, the Teatro delle Grazie, the Giuseppe Verdi Theater, and the [[Cesare Pollini]] music conservatory.

[[Rovigo]] is the site of the [[Teatro Sociale, Rovigo|Teatro Sociale]], built in 1819. In the 20th century it was the venue for the career beginnings of [[Tullio Serafin]], [[Beniamino Gigli]] and [[Renata Tebaldi]]. The town of Rovigo is also the site of the [[Rovigo Conservatory of Music|Francesco Venezze music Conservatory]].

The city of [[Verona]] is the site of the Roman amphitheater known as the "Arena" which has been hosting musical events since the 16th century, but more recently the spectacular outdoor staging of [[Giuseppe Verdi|Verdi's]] [[Aida]], an event staged for the first time in 1913. The city also has the Felice Evaristo Dall'Abaco music conservatory;

====Musicians and composers====
[[File:Antonio Salieri painted by Joseph Willibrord Mähler.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Antonio Salieri]]]]
[[File:Vivaldi.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Antonio Vivaldi]]]]
* '''[[Claudio Monteverdi]]''' (1567–1643), composer, opera pioneer, and director of music at San Marco
* '''[[Alessandro Marcello]]''' (1669–1747) was a nobleman, poet, philosopher, mathematician and musician.
* '''[[Tomaso Albinoni]]''' (1671–1751) was a composer and violinist of the [[Baroque music|Baroque period]].
* '''[[Antonio Vivaldi]]''' (1678–1741) was a violinist and composer of [[Baroque music]].
* '''[[Benedetto Marcello]]''' (1686–1739) was a composer, writer, advocate, magistrate, and teacher.
* '''[[Baldassare Galuppi]]''' (1706–1785) was a composer and organist.
* '''[[Antonio Salieri]]''' (1750–1825) was a conductor and composer of sacred, classical and opera music.
* '''[[Mario Brunello]]''' (1960 – ) is a renowned worldwide cellist and musician.
* '''[[Jacopo Foroni]]''' a Venetian musician from Valeggio sul Mincio, in the province of Verona.
* '''[[Luigi Nono (composer)|Luigi Nono]]''' (1924–1990) was a contemporary music composer.
* '''[[Giuseppe Sinopoli]]''' (1946–2001) was a conductor, composer and Italian essayist.
* '''[[Rondo Veneziano]]''' are an Italian musical ensemble that mixes [[Baroque music]] with [[pop music]] and [[rock and roll|rock]].
* '''Calicanto''' is a [[folk music|folk]] group, which incorporates themes of the Venetian tradition in their work.
See also {{Main|List of people from Veneto}}

====Theatres====
[[File:Teatro-la-fenice-sala.jpg|thumb|175px|upright|[[Teatro La Fenice]]]]
[[File:Teatro Salieri.JPG|thumb|175px|Teatro Salieri]]

* '''[[Teatro La Fenice]]''' is the main opera house of [[Venice]]. Repeatedly destroyed by fire and later rebuilt, it is home to an important opera season and to the International Festival of contemporary music. Teatro La Fenice in Venice was designed in 1790 by [[Gian Antonio Selva]] for the society of the Venetian artistocracy, and the Venetian Theatre was built rapidly despite the many controversies about its location and its rational structure and neoclassical style.
* '''[[Teatro Malibran]]''' is a Venetian theatre. In the 17th and 18th centuries it bore the name of Theater St. John Chrysostom.
* '''[[Teatro Stabile del Veneto "Carlo Goldoni"]]''' corresponds to the ancient Teatro Vendramin, also known as San Salvador or San Luke, and was opened in 1622. The Teatro Carlo Goldoni is located in the vicinity of the [[Rialto bridge]], in the historical centre of [[Venice]]. It is a film set, with rooms structured in four tiers of boxes, stalls and galleries. With a total of 800 seats, the stage is off 12 Underground and 11.20 deep and is [[lattice foundation|framed]] in [[iron]]. The Teatro Goldoni season hosts Prose organised by the Teatro Stabile del Veneto "Carlo Goldoni", the review of Children's Theatre, opera, concerts, ballets and other events in the concession.
* '''[[Teatro Verdi (Padua)]]''' is the main theatre in [[Padua]]. Commissioned by a society formed specifically for the purpose of establishing a major theatre in the city, it was built by the Paduan architect [[Giovanni Gloria]] ({{Circa|1684}}–1753) to designs by Antonio Cugini (1677–1765), an architect from [[Reggio Emilia]]. It opened in 1751, and was known as the ''Teatro Nuovo'' until 1884. Substantial restoration work was carried out in 1847, 1884 and 1920. Currently the Teatro Verdi is the operational headquarters of the Teatro Stabile del Veneto.
* '''{{lang|it|[[Teatro Olimpico]]|italic=no}}''' is a theatre designed by the Renaissance architect [[Andrea Palladio]] in 1580 and located in [[Vicenza]]. It is generally considered the first example of a modern indoor theatre set. The realisation of the theatre, in a pre-existing medieval complex, was commissioned by the Olympic Palladio for the staging of classical plays. Its construction began in 1580 and was inaugurated on 3 March 1585, after the realisation of the stationery scenes of [[Vincenzo Scamozzi]]. These wooden structures are the only of the Renaissance to be extant, however, they are still excellent condition. The theatre is still the seat of performances and concerts and has been included in 1994 in the list of World Heritage Sites' s [[UNESCO]], as other works by Palladio to [[Vicenza]].
* '''[[Philharmonic Theater (Verona)]]''' is the main opera house of [[Verona]]. It is owned by the [[Accademia Filarmonica di Verona]], since its foundation, but is used by the foundation of the Arena as the site of the opera season in winter.
*'''[[Teatro Filarmonico]]''' in Verona (built in the XVIII century)
* '''[[Arena of Verona|Roman Theatre of Verona]]''' is Verona's main arena, located in the northern part of the city at the foot of Colle San Pietro. This [[theatre]] was built at the end of [[Before Christ|BC]], a period in which [[Verona]] has seen from the monumental St. Peter of the hill. Before, it was built between the Stone Bridge and Gates of the embankments, which were built on Tyrol parallel to the theatre itself, in order to defend against the possible flooding of river. It is considered the largest Roman theatre in the north of [[Italy]]. Today it is used for theatrical and operatic productions during the summer.
* '''[https://teatrosalieri.it/ Teatro Salieri]''' in [[Legnago]], [[Verona]]