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Teatro San Moisè

April 07, 2024

The Teatro San Moisè was a theatre and opera house in Venice, active from 1620 to 1818. It was in a prominent location near the Palazzo Giustinian and the church of San Moisè at the entrance to the Grand Canal.

Watercolour depiction of a ceiling fresco in the Teatro San Moisè

History edit

Built by the San Bernaba branch of the Giustiniani family c. 1620, it was originally a prose theatre. Its first opera production was Claudio Monteverdi's (now lost) opera L'Arianna in 1640 by which time the ownership had passed to the Zane family who had long intermarried with the Giustiniani. It was used by the Ferrari company, and the librettist Giovanni Faustini was one of the theatre's first impresarios.[1][2]

From the outset it was one of the smaller theatres of Venice, but also one of the most influential. In 1668 it was enlarged to 800 seats, although this did not result in a significant increase on the size of the stage which limited the theatre's ability to stage large-scale productions throughout its existence. In 1674 theatre was revived by the impresario Francesco Santurini, who caused a revolution by halving the price of tickets to 2 lire, leading to an opera 'boom' and a further proliferation of active theatres in the city.[3][2]

During the early 18th century Gasparini, Vivaldi and Albinoni were all active in San Moisè. During the 1740s, Neapolitan opera buffa reached Venice and San Moisè was one of the first theatres to concentrate on this genre, with works by Baldassare Galuppi, in partnership with Carlo Goldoni, being seen in the theatre. This trend continued through most of the century. In the 1770s and 1780s the theatre was under the control of the prolific librettist Giovanni Bertati, the Poeta Cesareo ("Imperial Poet") of the Italian Opera in Vienna, who concentrated on drammi giocosi with Pasquale Anfossi and other composers.[4]

The San Moisè finally closed in 1818 after producing a series of farse by Rossini. It later re-opened as a puppet theatre and was known as the Teatro Minerva. In July 1896, the Minerva saw Venice's first cinema projection when the Lumière brothers brought their equipment to the theatre. It was still being used as a cinema in 1906 but was later demolished. By the end of the 20th century the site was occupied by a shop and a block of flats.[3][5][6]

Premieres at the theatre edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Kimbell, David R. B. (1994). Italian Opera. p. 114. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521466431
  2. ^ a b Rosand, Ellen (1990).Opera in Seventeenth-Century Venice: The Creation of a Genre, pp. 88–124. University of California Press. ISBN 0520934563
  3. ^ a b Schwager, Myron (August 1986) "Public opera and the trials of the Teatro San Moisè". Early Music, Vol. 14, No. 3, pp. 387-396 (subscription required)
  4. ^ Miggiani, Maria Giovanna (1988). "Giovanni Bertati, impresario al Teatro di San Miosè (1779-1781)". Rassegna veneta di studi musicali, Vol. 4, pp. 153-175
  5. ^ Zietz, Karyl Lynn (1999). Opera Companies and Houses of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, 3rd edition, p. 380. McFarland. ISBN 0786406119
  6. ^ Plant, Margaret (2002). Venice: Fragile City, 1797-1997, p. 255. Yale University Press. ISBN 0300083866

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The Teatro San Moise was a theatre and opera house in Venice active from 1620 to 1818 It was in a prominent location near the Palazzo Giustinian and the church of San Moise at the entrance to the Grand Canal Watercolour depiction of a ceiling fresco in the Teatro San Moise Contents 1 History 2 Premieres at the theatre 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory editBuilt by the San Bernaba branch of the Giustiniani family c 1620 it was originally a prose theatre Its first opera production was Claudio Monteverdi s now lost opera L Arianna in 1640 by which time the ownership had passed to the Zane family who had long intermarried with the Giustiniani It was used by the Ferrari company and the librettist Giovanni Faustini was one of the theatre s first impresarios 1 2 From the outset it was one of the smaller theatres of Venice but also one of the most influential In 1668 it was enlarged to 800 seats although this did not result in a significant increase on the size of the stage which limited the theatre s ability to stage large scale productions throughout its existence In 1674 theatre was revived by the impresario Francesco Santurini who caused a revolution by halving the price of tickets to 2 lire leading to an opera boom and a further proliferation of active theatres in the city 3 2 During the early 18th century Gasparini Vivaldi and Albinoni were all active in San Moise During the 1740s Neapolitan opera buffa reached Venice and San Moise was one of the first theatres to concentrate on this genre with works by Baldassare Galuppi in partnership with Carlo Goldoni being seen in the theatre This trend continued through most of the century In the 1770s and 1780s the theatre was under the control of the prolific librettist Giovanni Bertati the Poeta Cesareo Imperial Poet of the Italian Opera in Vienna who concentrated on drammi giocosi with Pasquale Anfossi and other composers 4 The San Moise finally closed in 1818 after producing a series of farse by Rossini It later re opened as a puppet theatre and was known as the Teatro Minerva In July 1896 the Minerva saw Venice s first cinema projection when the Lumiere brothers brought their equipment to the theatre It was still being used as a cinema in 1906 but was later demolished By the end of the 20th century the site was occupied by a shop and a block of flats 3 5 6 Premieres at the theatre edit1642 L amore innamorato by Francesco Cavalli 1649 L Euripo by Francesco Cavalli 1685 Clearco in Negroponte by Domenico Gabrielli 1716 La costanza trionfante degl amori e de gl odii by Vivaldi 1717 Tieteberga by Vivaldi 1718 Artabano re dei Parti by Vivaldi 1718 Armida al campo d Egitto by Vivaldi 1718 Gl inganni per vendetta by Vivaldi 1750 Il mondo nella luna by Baldassare Galuppi 1757 Merope by Florian Leopold Gassmann 1758 Issipile by Leopold Gassmann 1759 Gli uccellatori by Leopold Gassmann 1760 Filosofia in amore by Leopold Gassmann 1762 Un pazzo ne fa cento by Leopold Gassmann 1765 L amore in ballo by Giovanni Paisiello 1766 Le serve rivali by Tommaso Traetta 1773 L innocente fortunata by Giovanni Paisiello 1774 Le nozze in contrasto by Giovanni Valentini 1775 La contadina incivilita by Pasquale Anfossi 1775 Didone abbandonata by Pasquale Anfossi 1775 L avaro by Pasquale Anfossi 1776 Le nozze disturbate by Giovanni Paisiello 1777 Lo sposo disperato by Pasquale Anfossi 1778 Ezio by Pasquale Anfossi 1778 La forza delle donne by Pasquale Anfossi 1779 Azor Re di Kibinga by Pasquale Anfossi 1781 Gli amanti canuti by Pasquale Anfossi 1781 Il trionfo di Arianna by Pasquale Anfossi 1787 L orfanella americana by Pasquale Anfossi 1787 Don Giovanni Tenorio by Giuseppe Gazzaniga 1801 Martino Carbonaro by Giuseppe Gazzaniga 1802 Le metamorfosi di Pasquale by Gaspare Spontini 1810 Adelina by Pietro Generali 1810 La cambiale di matrimonio by Gioachino Rossini 1811 L equivoco stravagante by Gioachino Rossini 1812 L inganno felice by Gioachino Rossini 1812 La scala di seta by Gioachino Rossini 1812 L occasione fa il ladro by Gioachino Rossini 1813 Il signor Bruschino by Gioachino Rossini 1815 Bettina vedova by Giovanni PaciniSee also editOpera houses and theatres in VeniceReferences edit Kimbell David R B 1994 Italian Opera p 114 Cambridge University Press ISBN 0521466431 a b Rosand Ellen 1990 Opera in Seventeenth Century Venice The Creation of a Genre pp 88 124 University of California Press ISBN 0520934563 a b Schwager Myron August 1986 Public opera and the trials of the Teatro San Moise Early Music Vol 14 No 3 pp 387 396 subscription required Miggiani Maria Giovanna 1988 Giovanni Bertati impresario al Teatro di San Miose 1779 1781 Rassegna veneta di studi musicali Vol 4 pp 153 175 Zietz Karyl Lynn 1999 Opera Companies and Houses of Western Europe Canada Australia and New Zealand 3rd edition p 380 McFarland ISBN 0786406119 Plant Margaret 2002 Venice Fragile City 1797 1997 p 255 Yale University Press ISBN 0300083866 Zoppelli Luca 1992 Venice in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera ed 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