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Teatro La Fenice, Venice, Italy, 2009
Teatro La Fenice, Venice, Italy, 2009
Teatro Malibran, Venice, Italy, 2009
Teatro La Fenice, Venice, Italy, 2009
Teatro La Fenice, Venice, Italy, 2009
Teatro La Fenice, Venice, Italy, 2009
Teatro La Fenice, Venice, Italy, 2009
Teatro La Fenice, Venice, Italy, 2009
Teatro La Fenice, Venice, Italy, 2009
Teatro Malibran, Venice, Italy, 2009
Teatro La Fenice, Venice, Italy, 2009
Teatro La Fenice, Venice, Italy, 2009
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Photographs in this series are from two theaters in Venice, Italy: Teatro La Fenice and Teatro Malibran. Instead of focusing on the grandiose and glamorous characters of theaters, I focused on the ghostly feelings of empty theaters trying to re-evoke past presences and memories. The history of La Fenice is fiery. La Fenice was built in 1792 to replace San Benedetto Theater that was burnt in 1774. La Fenice gained international fame in 19th Century in Europe but it too was burnt to the ground in 1836. La Fenice was rebuilt in 1837 but was burnt again in 1996. It was rebuilt and reopened in 2003. Malibran was first opened in 1678 and became an important opera house during the 17th and 18th century. Unlike La Fenice, Malibran’s interior is subtle and mysterious, reflecting its history and past glory.