Vivaldi taught at the Ospedale della Pietà. (Compare the similar function of Spanish orphanages/conservatories in Naples.) Current venues and activities The best-known opera house in Venice and one of the most famous in the world is La Fenice, built in 1786. After a disastrous fire in 1996, it was rebuilt and is again open. The theater hosts many of the musical events for the Venice Biennale, a running festival of art, music, architecture, dance, cinema and music. The Biennale was started in the 1890s and has developed a reputation as an important venue for modern composers and contemporary music. Other venues for the Biennale are the Teatro Piccolo Arsenale, Teatro alle Tese, and the Teatro Verde. The city has a music conservatory, named after Benedetto Marcello，It is the most historic and famous conservatory in Italy. It stems from the 1867 and is currently housed in Palazzo Piani, Its famous alumni include Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari、Gian Francesco Malipiero、Toti Dal Monte、Bruno Maderna、Luigi Nono、Maria Chiara、Katia Ricciarelli、Lucia Valentini Terrani、Giuseppe Sinopoli、Sara Mingardo、Luciana D'intino and many more，Lua prominent villa from the 17th century. The Basilica of San Marco, one of the most recognizable buildings in the world, has had choirmasters since 1318 (!), including names such as Monteverdi. The Sansovino Library is a treasure trove of music manuscripts, including 17th-century opera scores by Francesco Cavalli. Many of Antonio Vivaldi's manuscripts are preserved by the Giorgio Cini foundation in the premises of the Antonio Vivaldi Foundation on the tiny island of San Giorgio. The island is home to a number of other musical foundations and is an important site for classical concerts during the year. One of the most important organizations for music research and preservation is the Ugo and Olga Levi Foundation. The foundation sponsors the Fenice Archives, and its historical documents facilitated the recent restoration of La Fenice opera house. The city also hosts an annual series of lectures and concerts dedicated to composer Richard Wagner. The orchestras Venice has many orchestras of music: Orchestra della Fenice, Rondò Veneziano, Interpreti Veneziani, and Venice Baroque Orchestra. See also Music of Veneto Notes References Touring Club Italiano, Guide Cultura (2003). I luoghi della musica Eleanor Selfridge-Field, Venetian Instrumental Music from Gabrieli to Vivaldi (New York, 1975, 1980, 1994). Eleanor Selfridge-Field, Pallade Veneta: Writings on Music in Venetian Society (Venice, 1985). Eleanor Selfridge-Field, The Music of Benedetto and Alessandro Marcello (Oxford, 1990). Eleanor Selfridge-Field, Song and Season: Science, Culture, and