Municipal Theatre [Piacenza]
type: Item
label: Teatro municipale @it
description: Theatre building in Piacenza, Italy, opened in 1804
description: theater in Piacenza @nl
alternative label: Municipal Theatre
alternative label: Teatro Municipale
EUTA building identifier: 881
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: Italy
City: Piacenza
GPS: Point(9.6934 45.0496)
Wikidata source: Q28001162
Building date: 1804-01-01T00:00:00Z
Building date: 1803-01-01T00:00:00Z
opening date: 1804-01-01T00:00:00Z
Capacity: 1174
Capacity: 1500
Address: Via Giuseppe Verdi, 41-43 - 29121 Piacenza
architect: Lotario Tomba
Census of Italian theatres in 1863 ID: 626
Performing Arts / Artes Escénicas album ID: 72157623600903533
Census Italia 1968 ID: 116-7
Reconstructing Theatre Architecture: 477
Importance: Not rated
Wikidata instance: Q153562
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Carthalia ID: 2405
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Ampio e bel teatro storico, eretto dall’architetto Lotario Tomba nel biennio 1803-04. Completato, restaurato e abbelli­to in seguito, conserva ancora oggi il suo elegante aspetto ottocentesco ed ospita regolari stagioni liriche, concertistiche e di prosa. @it
Note: Built 1803-1804 by Lotario Tomba for a private society of aristocrats. Opened 1804 with Johann Simon Mayr's Zamori, ossia L'eroe dell'Indie. Ceded to the city of Piacenza in 1816. 1826 renovations by Alessandro Sanquirico. 1857 interior redecoration by Girolamo Magnani. 1857-1859 extension of foyers. 1938 conversion of the 3rd and 4th box tiers to galleries. Modernization of stage technology during the 20th century. Used for opera, drama and ballet performances as well as for concerts. Ca. 1100 seats.
Census Italia 1968 table ID: 319