Teatro Sant' Apollinare was an Italian public opera house established in 1651 in

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in what is today Petriana Court. The Sant 'Apollinare was established in a residential building and equipped with advanced

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intended to allow for spectacular stage shows. It was managed in 1651 by impessario and librettist

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, who died during the first run of his opera ''

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'' there. After his death, his brother

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took over management of the theater. It was dismantled in 1661 and the rooms returned to residential use.

References

*JA Glover: ''The Theatre Sant'Apollinare and the Development of Seventeenth-Century Venetian Opera'' (University of Oxford, 1975) *F. Mancini, MT Muraro, E. Povoledo: ''The theaters in the Veneto - Venice theater ephemera and noble entrepreneurs'' (Venice, 1995) Opera houses in Italy 1651 establishments in Italy 1661 disestablishments Theatres in Venice Theatres completed in 1651 Music venues completed in 1651 Demolished buildings and structures in Italy Buildings and structures demolished in the 17th century {{opera-struct-stub