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===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]]
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