Municipal Theatre Masini [Faenza]
type: Item
label: Teatro comunale Angelo Masini @it
description: Theatre building in Faenza, Italy, opened in 1787
description: theater in Faenza @nl
alternative label: Municipal Theatre Masini
alternative label: Teatro Masini
EUTA building identifier: 877
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: Italy
City: Faenza
GPS: Point(11.8822 44.2856)
Wikidata source: Q16268820
opening date: 1788-05-12T00:00:00Z
Building date: 1787-01-01T00:00:00Z
theatrEurope table: HST_0115
member Perspectiv: yes
context: Remains of the 18th century stage machinery above the stage. contact Perspectiv: Benedatta Diamanti, manager ERHT North Italian route The theatre, created in 1788 by the architect Giuseppe Pistocci for the “Accademia dei Rimoti”, is probably the only public theatre that does not turn its facade to the street; the main entrance behind row of columns is in the courtyard.
Capacity: 500
Capacity: 1200
Capacity: 498
Capacity: 650
Address: Piazza Nenni, 3 (già della Molinella), - Faenza
Web: www.teatromasini.org
architect: Giuseppe Pistocchi
Member of: PERSPECTIV
The European Route of Historic Theatres: Italian Route
Census of Italian theatres in 1863 ID: 287
Performing Arts / Artes Escénicas album ID: 72157623600903533
Census Italia 1968 ID: 117-7
Reconstructing Theatre Architecture: 229
Importance: Not rated
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Carthalia ID: 2320
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Artistico teatro storico, eretto fra il 1780 e il 1788 dall’architetto Giu­seppe Pistocchi. Ha subito restauri e modifiche al proscenio e al log­gione nel biennio 1852-53. Attualmente ospita regolari sta­gioni liriche di prosa e un’annuale rassegna nazionale del teatro dia­lettale. @it
Note: Built 1788 by Giuseppe Pistocchi. Auditorium terracotta reliefs by Antonio Trentanove. Opened 12 May 1788. 1826 rebuilding by Filippo Antolini and Antonio Argnani. 1903 renamed in honour of the Italian opera singer, Angelo Masini (1844-1926). 500 seats.
Census Italia 1968 table ID: 333