leave by their very nature interpretive gaps to be filled for which solutions based on analogies and similarities are of course necessary: for example with reference to other Venetian theatres of the same period, with materials used in the same period, and so on. All activity is carried out by the research team in close collaboration with the Group’s renowned Consiglieri, that is to say international specialists in the various sectors of their respective competence. The ‘reimagination’ therefore also constitutes a hermeneutical process based on a profound and total respect for the sources, but maintaining full awareness that the historical material offered by all primary sources and relating to the Teatro San Cassiano cannot provide all the answers to all the questions posed by the physical reconstruction of every single element of the theatre, of the fabrics, of the decorations, of the light sources, etc. The process of research, reimagination and reconstruction therefore forms part of an ongoing whole that will continue beyond the reopening of the theatre and into performance practice. In the reconstruction phase, the academic research will combine with the historically-informed craftsmanship available to allow the project to respect, as much as possible, all facets of historical reconstruction, lighting techniques, the use of wood, materials, and more, typical of 1630s in Venice. Once rebuilt, the Teatro San Cassiano will aim to become once again a public theatre specialising in the performance of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century opera. The goal is to deliver a world-renowned centre for the continuous exploration of the various ‘historically-informed’ practices (both in the orchestra pit and on the stage), to environmentally and commercially revitalise its locality in Venice, to provide employment and industry (above all for Venetians) and to maintain a continuous dialogue with the community via educational and music therapy programmes conceived for ages spanning from primary school to university and then to the wider populace. The theatre will also offer a museum and create a Baroque cultural complex entirely open to its community. See also Music of Venice List of theatres and opera houses in Venice Commedia dell'arte Notes and references External links Baroque music, opera and orchestras Teatro di San Cassiano: from 1637-1718 Francesco Caletti-Bruni and the San Cassiano San Cassiano 1637 establishments in Italy 17th-century establishments in Italy House of Tron Theatres completed in 1637 Demolished buildings and structures in Italy Buildings and structures demolished in 1812