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As many of you will know, until 1797, the year of the Napoleonic invasion, the Venetian New Year was celebrated on the 1st of March. One year later, in 1798, the Teatro San Cassiano staged its last known opera: G. Bertati (l.), S. Nasolini (c.), Gli umori contrari.
The term "more veneto" means, according to Venetian usage, “in the Venetian way”. Abbreviated to “m.v.” next to the date, it tended to be the calendar used most commonly used by the theatres within the Serenissima, thus "January 1637 m.v." would be equal to "January 1638" in the Papal calendar; however, because both calendars ran concurrently, it sometimes makes the dating of operas a little difficult as it is not always obvious whether m.v. has been applied or not. In short, it’s great fun!
Bon Ano!
