Venice's opera house, opened in 1792 and twice rebuilt after fire (most recently in 2003), premiered operas by Rossini, Bellini and Verdi including La traviata and Rigoletto.
The 1937 Palazzo del Cinema on the Lido is the home of the Venice International Film Festival, the world's oldest, with the Sala Grande where the Golden Lion films premiere each late summer.
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is the national cultural center, home to the National Symphony Orchestra and Washington National Opera.
