The theater, built at the behest of the Giustinian family, inaugurated in 1640, near Palazzo Giustinian and the church of San Moisé. Small in size compared to other theaters in the city, it enjoyed great success and the success of the works represented soon made it necessary to expand: in 1668 it was renovated to reach a capacity of 800 spectators. The first opera staged was "Arianna" by Ottavio Rinuccini, music by Claudio Monteverdi.
The success of the theater is owed to the impresario Francesco Santurini: thanks to careful management of ticket sales, he managed to attract an inc
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