The theater, commissioned by the noble Venetian society, was inaugurated on May 16, 1792. For the occasion, the drama I giuochi d’Agrigento by Giovanni Paisiello and the ballet Amore e Psiche by Onorato Viganò were staged.
In 1813 the owners commissioned the work "Tancredi" from Gioachino Antonio Rossini, which was later a great success with the public. Among the other great composers who brought their works to the stage were Giuseppe Verdi (his "Nabucco" was performed for twenty-five consecutive evenings) and Richard Wagner (who presented the Italian premiere of "L'anello del N
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