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Events relating to venice
Italian dramatist Carlo Goldoni makes a success of plays in the ancient commedia dell'arte tradition
Venice's new theatre, the Teatro Novissimo, has machinery which can change the scenes in the blink of an eye
Francesco Guardi, previously a painter of figures, begins to specialize in view of Venice, his native city
In Venice Napoleon deposes the last of the doges and sets up a provisional democracy
By the Treaty of Campo Formio the free republic of Venice, created by Napoleon, is handed over to Austrian rule
J.M.W. Turner makes the first of several visits to Venice, and discovers a rich seam of inspiration
Giuseppe Verdi's opera Rigoletto, based on a play by Victor Hugo, is a huge success at its premiere in Venice
Just six weeks after the success of Il Trovatore, Giuseppe Verdi's opera La Traviata is a disaster at its premiere in Venice
Austrian rule ends in the Venetian territories, which now join the new kingdom of Italy
On their honeymoon in Venice, George Eliot's husband develops depression and throws himself, or falls, from their hotel balcony into the Grand Canal
German author Thomas Mann publishes the novella Death in Venice
Charlie Chaplin introduces his most famous character, the little tramp, in Kid Auto Races at Venice
Charlie Chaplin makes The Tramp, giving prominence to the famous character he launched the previous year in Kid Auto Races at Venice
Benito Mussolini plays host in Venice to Adolf Hitler, the newcomer among European dictators
The Rake's Progress, with music by Igor Stravinsky and libretto by W.H. Auden and Chester Kallman, has its premiere in Venice
John Cranko's version of Romeo and Juliet, to Prokofiev's score, is premiered by La Scala Ballet in Venice
Included in the URBIS exhibition in Venice is a retrospective show of Gaspare Manos, displaying 150 works
The title of the Venice Biennale is The Encylopedic Palace, with a scale model displayed of Marino Auriti's imaginary museum of all the world's knowledge
Italy declares a state of emergency in Venice following record flooding
