Teatro Vittorio Emanuele [Messina]
type: Item
label: Teatro Vittorio Emanuele II @it
description: Theatre building in Messina, Italy
description: theater in Messina @nl
alternative label: Teatro Vittorio Emanuele
EUTA building identifier: 1955
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: Italy
City: Messina
GPS: Point(15.5557 38.1957)
Wikidata source: Q2398822
opening date: 1852-01-01T00:00:00Z
Capacity: 998
Capacity: 1100
Capacity: 2212
Address: via Giuseppe Garibaldi
Web: www.teatrovittorioemanuele.it
architect: Pietro Valente
Census of Italian theatres in 1863 ID: 453
Performing Arts / Artes Escénicas album ID: 72157623600903533
Census Italia 1968 ID: 94-12
Reconstructing Theatre Architecture: 685
Note: Rebuilt after the 1908 earthquake
Note: Built 1842-1852 by Pietro Valente. Opened 1852 as Teatro Elisabetta. 1860 renamed Teatro Vittorio Emanuele in honour of the Italian King, Vittorio Emanuele II. Damaged by an earthquake on 28 Dec 1908. Restored until 1980. Re-opened 25 April 1985 with Verdi's Aida. 2.212 seats.
Importance: Not rated
Wikidata instance: Q153562
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Carthalia ID: 2358
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Redevelopment date: 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z