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Teatro Massimo
Palermo
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The Teatro Massimo is a Italian-style theatre with a horseshoe-shaped hall.
The stalls, five tiers of boxes, and the upper gallery can accommodate 1,247 spectators.
Among European opera houses, it is surpassed in size only by the Opéra Garnier in Paris and the Staatsoper in Vienna.
The stalls, five tiers of boxes, and the upper gallery can accommodate 1,247 spectators.
Among European opera houses, it is surpassed in size only by the Opéra Garnier in Paris and the Staatsoper in Vienna.
1864
A competition assigns the task of the theatre project to the architect of Palermo Giovan Battista Basile.
1875
Construction begins, it will last 22 years.
1891
Basile dies and is succeeded by his son Ernesto.
1897
The theater is inaugurated.
1974
Closure and beginning of the renovation, which will last even longer than the construction.
1997
The theater reopens.
1999
The stage is equipped with a new curtain.
This material was used for...
2MS - S engine
Engines for tracks
Concentric fullness
Fabric: tailoring types
COS - Oscurante
Duvetyne and blackout fabrics
FOT - Otello
Velvets
Main curtains
Curtains for historical theaters
NDA - Decorative appliqués
Trimmings
NFR - Fringes
Trimmings
Stage maskings
Acoustic curtains
Traveller curtains
Typology of curtain