Scientific Theatre [Mantua]
type: Item
label: Teatro Bibiena @nl
label: Teatro Bibbiena @es
label: Scientific Theatre
description: Theatre building in Mantua, Italy, opened in 1767
description: theater in Italië @nl
EUTA building identifier: 872
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: Italy
City: Mantua
GPS: Point(10.7981 45.1578)
Wikidata source: Q3516746
opening date: 1769-12-03T00:00:00Z
Building date: 1767-01-01T00:00:00Z
theatrEurope table: HST_0118
member Perspectiv: yes
context: No heritage stage machinery contact Perspectiv: Susanna Sassi, culture administrator of the city of Mantua ERHT North Italian route
Address: Via Accademia, 47 - Mantova
Web: teatro-scientifico-bibiena
architect: Giuseppe Piermarini
architect: Paolo Pozzo
architect: Antonio Galli da Bibiena
Member of: PERSPECTIV
The European Route of Historic Theatres: Italian Route
Census of Italian theatres in 1863 ID: 427
Capacity: 400
Capacity: 338
Census Italia 1968 ID: 80-5
time frame: Baroque
Reconstructing Theatre Architecture: 584
Importance: Not rated
Wikidata instance: Q112132522
Wikidata instance: Q92755865
Carthalia ID: 2352
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Disused
Note: Bellissimo teatro barocco an­nesso all’edificio dell’Accademia Virgiliana. Fu eretto nel 1769 su disegno dell’architetto Anto­nio Galli Bibiena. E’ utilizzato per manifestazioni culturali va­rie. @it
Note: Built 1767-1769 by Antonio Galli Bibiena for a private club, the Academia Vergiliana. Also known as Teatro Bibiena after its architect. Inaugurated 3 Dec 1769. On 16 Jan 1770, site of a concert by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart with his father Leopold Mozart. 1972 renovations. Originally used for theatre performances, concerts, festive doctorate ceremonies, anatomic postmortems, and regular sessions of the Academy. Currently used for concerts and congresses. Ca. 200 seats.