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Teatro Comunale di Casalmaggiore
Casalmaggiore (Italy)
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The Teatro Comunale di Casalmaggiore is a Italian-style theatre with a horseshoe-shaped hall.
The stalls, three tiers of boxes, and a gallery can accommodate 368 spectators.
The sober neoclassical decorations and admirable proportions make it a fine example of late 18th-century northern Italian theater architecture.
The stalls, three tiers of boxes, and a gallery can accommodate 368 spectators.
The sober neoclassical decorations and admirable proportions make it a fine example of late 18th-century northern Italian theater architecture.
1781
A society of local nobles sponsors the theater's construction.
The project is entrusted to Giovanni Andrea Mones with the supervision and interventions of Giuseppe Piermarini.
The project is entrusted to Giovanni Andrea Mones with the supervision and interventions of Giuseppe Piermarini.
1783
The theater is inaugurated with the name Teatro della Società.
1845
Significant restoration work are carried out.
1916
The theater is closed due to lack of funds.
1918
The theater is acquired by the Municipality of Casalmaggiore, which reopens it under the name Teatro Comunale.
1988-1990
Restoration and functional adaptation works are carried out, designed by Luciano Roncai (1941-2000).
Materials used in this production
DPI - Piermarini
Damasks
Flyloft system
Fly facilities
FOT - Otello
Velvets
Main curtains
Curtains for historical theaters
Manual fly lines
Fly facilities
NAG - Agremano
Trimmings
NBT - Bordo traforato
Trimmings
NFR - Fringes
Trimmings
Stage maskings
Acoustic curtains
Swag curtains
Typology of curtain