Complex sentence: The initial performance, produced with lavish and innovative special effects, was highly praised, and the opera was equally well received in Venice when it was revived under the composer's direction in 1640 as the inaugural work for the Teatro San Moisè.
Split into simpler sentences: The initial performance, produced with lavish and innovative special effects, was highly praised. The opera was equally well received in Venice when it was revived under the composer's direction in 1640 as the inaugural work for the Teatro San Moisè.