Theaters in Umbria

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Lyric Theatre Belli

In 1947 the musicologist Adriano Belli founded the Lyric Theatre of Spoleto with the aim of favouring the profession of the lyric arts. Nowadays, the building is the headquarter hosting the exhibitions of the winners of the Experimental Singing Competition of Spoleto.

Lyric Theatre

The Lyric Theatre of Santa Maria degli Angeli of Assisi, inaugurated in 2000, is a modern structure with a capacity of 1000 spectators, used not only for theatre performances but also to welcome fairs, congresses and musical activities.

Communal Theater Narni

The Communal Theater of Narni is one of the rare examples of theater of 800 built next a palace, in this case the 13th century palace of the Podestà, existing in Europe and in the world. Recently the curtain painted on linen has also been recovered, made by the roman painter Gioacchino Altobelli around 1855.

Communal Theatre Todi

The Communal Theatre of Todi was projected by the architect Carlo Gatteschi and inaugurated in 1876 with the work of Giuseppe Verdi “Un Ballo in Maschera” (A dressed ball). The inside part of the Theatre is noble and cared in every detail. Also thanks to the great curtain representing the “Visit to Todi of Ludovico Ariosto” painted by the painter of Perugia Annibale Brugnoli.

Verdi Theatre Terni

The New Theatre of Terni, inaugurated in 1849, took the name of Verdi Theatre only after the restoration of 1908. In the structure, so as it is nowadays, is from the origin only the façade, while the remaining parts of the building are the result of a long work of renovation necessary after the bombings of 1943.

Theatre Mancinelli

A few paths away from the Cathedral of Orvieto, the Mancinelli Theatre, opened again tot eh public only in 1993 after a long work of restoration, is one of the most significant example of the Neoclassic architecture of the theatres of the 19th century. Inside we can admire the “Expulsion of the Goths from Orvieto” represented on the curtain, work of Pietro Angelini and Cesare Fracassini.

Theatre Caio Melisso

Il “Noble Theatre” of Spoleto, built around 1600 with a structure entirely in wood, was restored and enlarged in the 19th century and called Theatre Caio Melisso in the honour of the comedy writer of Spoleto. Inside the building we can admire the decorations of the ceiling and of the curtain, works of Bruschi and Panetti.

Theater Morlacchi

The Theater Morlacchi of Perugia, built on an old convent from 1777 on the project of the Architect from Perugia Alessio Lorenzini, has 27 boxes for each on of the 5 orders. In 1781 the theater is inaugurated under the name of "Teatro Civico del Verzaro", and it has a capacity valued to around 1200 spectators.

Communal Theatre Gubbio

The project of the Communal Theatre of Gubbio, inaugurated in 1738, was given to Maurizio Lottici and Giovanni Mattioli from Parma; in 1846 the building was in part demolished and built again in order to enlarge it, under the direction of the engineer Ercole Salmi. Inside the theatre is hosting painting decoration made by the artist from Gubbio Raffaele Antonioli.

Theater of the Concordia

The Theater of the Concordia, famous as the smallest theater of the world, was built between the last years of 1700 and the first of 1800; the inauguration goes back, in fact, to 1808; after, the internal rooms are decorated with frescos by the painter Luigi Agretti in 1892. In 1993, after seven years of restoration, the structure has turn back completely in function and opened to public.