Elton John and David Furnish took a break from their honeymoon on December 27, 2005 to take a guided tour of Venice's historic La Fenice theatre .

"It's still the greatest theatre in the world," said Elton, who plans to hold another one-man show at the famed opera house after his highly acclaimed 2003 concert.

The newly-wed couple were accompanied by their pet dog and two unidentified women as theatre manager Giampaolo Vianello gave them a tour of the theatre and a show on Italian abstract artist Emilio Vedova .

The couple, who own a house in Venice's La Giudecca island, arrived in the lagoon city on December 22, 2005 and have been spotted shopping and lunching at Harry's Bar.

The Fenice opera house, a replica of the eighteenth century original that was destroyed in a fire in 1996, was inaugurated in 2003. The state-of-the-art renovation was carried out after meticulous historical research using photographs and documents.

Related News