Teatre Gaetano Donizetti [Bergamo]
Teatro Donizetti
Teatro Gaetano Donizetti
Theatre building in Bergamo, Italy, opened in 1790
operagebouw in Italië
Teatre Gaetano Donizetti
No heritage theatre machinery After obtaining a plot of land from the Municipality and Maggiore Hospital and getting around the city laws, Bortolo Riccardi finally had his own brick theatre built. Despite encountering fierce controversy, the theatre projected by Giovanni Francesco Lucchini was inaugurated on 24th August 1791.
On the night between 11th and 12th January 1797 the theatre burned to the ground in a political arson attack; it was later rebuilt by using only bricks and inaugurated on occasion of the 1801 Fair.
The previous theatre of 1783 was destroyed by a fire in 1797
fra il 1784 e il 1791 e ricostruito dalla stesso, dopo un incendio, dal 1797 al 1799. Nel biennio 1896-97 l’archi­tetto Pietro Via lo ha comple­tato con una nuova facciata mo­numentale. Ii teatro è stato completamente restaurato nel triennio 1962- 76 1964 dagli architetti Luciano Galluzzi, Pino Pizzigoni ed Eugenio Mandelli che lo hanno anche dotato di nuovi ridotti, di nuovi locali di servizio e di un moderno attrezzatissimo palco- scenico.
Built 1797-1799 as Secondo Teatro Pubblico Riccardi by Giovan Francesco Lucchini on the site of a previous theatre (built 1783, destroyed by a fire). Opened 1799 with Pascale Anfossis's opera L'Avaro. 1897 new façade by Pietro Via. 1897 renamed Teatro Donizetti in honour of the Bergamo-born opera composer, Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848). Operated as a municipal theatre since 1936. 1960 fly tower rebuilding. 2017-2019 major renovation. 1154 seats. Used for opera, drama and ballet performances. Main venue of the Donizetti Opera festival.