La circolazione di generi e cantanti al teatro Sant’Angelo di Venezia nel primo Settecento

In the early 18th century, the small Venetian theatre of Sant’Angelo, managed by ‘pro tempore’ impresarios, was a hotbed of experimentation with Performing genres and a centre for the production of vocal talent careful to intercept the fashions and tastes of the public. Through a census (also based on unpublishedsources) of the singers who performed on that stage between 1700 and 1720, this paper aims to illustrate how this theatre, with its innovative charge and thanks to its peculiar production organisation, contributed profoundly to revitalising the Italian and international opera circuit, promoting the birth and Affirmation of distinguished performers, if not real stars.