La Fenice Theatre, Venice

Italy

Works completed

Venice, Italy

Category

Restorations

Work start

1990

End of worls

1995

In addition to some interventions aimed at remaking parts of the plaster on the ceilings, in the “La Fenice” Theatre the reinforcement of the stage structures was carried out according to the weights of the sets necessary for the representation of “Hansell und Gretel”; the structural integration was achieved with wooden props 5 – 6 m high and iron sheets for load distribution.

The restoration of the facade by removing the old plaster and washing with a water jet; “stitch and unstitch” interventions and renovation of the marmorino plaster; cleaning of stone materials, such as eaves and window surrounds.