Adelina Patti Theatre [Abercrave]
type: Item
description: Theatre building in Abercrave, United Kingdom
alternative label: Adelina Patti Theatre
EUTA building identifier: 824
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: United Kingdom
City: Abercrave
GPS: Point(-3.6843 51.8254)
Wikidata source: Q17743456
opening date: 1891-01-01T00:00:00Z
theatrEurope table: HST_0124
context: No heritage stage machinery
context: Happy 134th birthday to the Adelina Patti Theatre in Wales - UK, officially opened on this day in 1891!Adelina Patti (1843-1919) was one of the most famous sopranos in history owing to the purity and beauty of her lyrical voice and the unmatched quality of her bel canto technique.In 1878 Madame Patti purchased the Craig y Nos Castle estate in Powys, Wales. Ten years later she had the idea of building a theatre, and in mid-1891 the new theatre – her own miniature version of La Scala in Milan – opened to critical acclaim.The 150-seat mini opera house is still very much as it was designed in the 1890s. With historic scenery now nearly 130 years old, the Patti Theatre is a theatrical time capsule that must be preserved.
Address: Craig-y-Nos Castle, Abercrave, Powys, SA9 1GL, Wales
Web: theatre.htm
architect: Benjamin Bucknall
Theatres Trust Database ID: 344
The European Route of Historic Theatres: Channel Route
Wikidata instance: Q4240267
Source URL: Craig-y-Nos Castle
Source URL: Adelina-Patti-Craig-y-nos.aspx
Source URL: https://drypigment.net/
significant person: Henry Irving
Modern Opera Houses index: Descriptive text, III. p. 58; View of auditorium, III. p. 57.
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Disused