Teatro La Fenice - Venice's World Famous Opera House: First constructed in the late 18th century, the Teatro La Fenice ("The Phoenix") was so named because for the opera company responsible for its construction there was a sense of having "risen from the ashes" . Fire had destroyed the original Venice opera house and legal disputes forced the opera company to relocate to the present Campo San Fantin venue. That was in 1792.  Fenice Opera House was struck by disaster again in 1836 when … [Read more...]