Teatro della Concordia (Monte Castello di Vibio, Italy)
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Teatro della Concordia in Monte Castello di Vibio
(Italy
) is the smallest public and regularely played theatre
in the world. It has only 99 seats, which are distributed in 37 seats in boxes and 62 seats in the stalls. The auditorium has an area of 68 m², the stage 50 m² and the entrance hall 29 m².
during the epoch of the Napoleonic invasion by nine prosperous families, who wanted to remind of the idea beyond the French Revolution: the spirit of freedom, equality and brotherhood. The new theatre was opened in 1808. The interior of the theatre has been decorated with Luigi Agretti’s frescos dating back to 1892. Due to its bad condition the building was closed in 1951. Thirty years later, in 1981, the municipality of Monte Castello di Vibio
purchased the theatre and restored it under the direction of the architects Paolo Leonelli and Mario Struzzi. The Teatro della Concordia was reopened in 1993. In the same year the association Società del Teatro della Concordia was founded. In 1997 the Teatro della Concordia started a partnership with the Teatro Farnese
of Parma
. In 2008 the exhibition area Sala Espositiva Nello Latini was opened in the basement of the Teatro della Concordia on the occasion of its 200 Year Jubilee. Edoardo Brenci, the president of the Società del Teatro della Concordia, organizes every year series of events with stage productions, concerts, expositions and others.
Among the known artist who give performances at the Teatro della Concordia are, inter alia, the Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida
as well as the Austrian classical guitarist Johanna Beisteiner
.
Monte Castello di Vibio
Monte Castello di Vibio is a comune in the Province of Perugia in the Italian region Umbria, located about 30 km south of Perugia...
(Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
) is the smallest public and regularely played theatre
Theater (structure)
A theater or theatre is a structure where theatrical works or plays are performed or other performances such as musical concerts may be produced. While a theater is not required for performance , a theater serves to define the performance and audience spaces...
in the world. It has only 99 seats, which are distributed in 37 seats in boxes and 62 seats in the stalls. The auditorium has an area of 68 m², the stage 50 m² and the entrance hall 29 m².
History
The Teatro della Concordia was built at the beginning of the 19th century19th century
The 19th century was a period in history marked by the collapse of the Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Holy Roman and Mughal empires...
during the epoch of the Napoleonic invasion by nine prosperous families, who wanted to remind of the idea beyond the French Revolution: the spirit of freedom, equality and brotherhood. The new theatre was opened in 1808. The interior of the theatre has been decorated with Luigi Agretti’s frescos dating back to 1892. Due to its bad condition the building was closed in 1951. Thirty years later, in 1981, the municipality of Monte Castello di Vibio
Monte Castello di Vibio
Monte Castello di Vibio is a comune in the Province of Perugia in the Italian region Umbria, located about 30 km south of Perugia...
purchased the theatre and restored it under the direction of the architects Paolo Leonelli and Mario Struzzi. The Teatro della Concordia was reopened in 1993. In the same year the association Società del Teatro della Concordia was founded. In 1997 the Teatro della Concordia started a partnership with the Teatro Farnese
Teatro Farnese
Teatro Farnese is a Baroque-style theatre in Parma, Italy. It was built in 1618 by Giovanni Battista Aleotti. The theatre was almost destroyed by an Allied air raid during World War II...
of Parma
Parma
Parma is a city in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna famous for its ham, its cheese, its architecture and the fine countryside around it. This is the home of the University of Parma, one of the oldest universities in the world....
. In 2008 the exhibition area Sala Espositiva Nello Latini was opened in the basement of the Teatro della Concordia on the occasion of its 200 Year Jubilee. Edoardo Brenci, the president of the Società del Teatro della Concordia, organizes every year series of events with stage productions, concerts, expositions and others.
Among the known artist who give performances at the Teatro della Concordia are, inter alia, the Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida
Gina Lollobrigida
Gina Lollobrigida is an Italian actress, photojournalist and sculptress. She was one of the most popular European actresses of the 1950s and early 1960s. She was also an iconic sex symbol of the 1950s. Today, she remains an active supporter of Italian and Italian American causes, particularly the...
as well as the Austrian classical guitarist Johanna Beisteiner
Johanna Beisteiner
Johanna Beisteiner is an Austrian classical guitarist.- Life :Johanna Beisteiner received her first guitar lessons at the age of nine at the Josef Matthias Hauer music school in her hometown Wiener Neustadt...
.
External links
- Official website of the Teatro della Concordia
- Teatro della Concordia. Article about the Teatro della Concordia on the website Umbria in Web, 2008.