The theatre was commissioned by the Sforza-Cesarini family and designed by the architect Gerolamo Theodoli, with the auditorium laid out in the traditional horseshoe shape. Duke Francesco Sforza-Cesarini, who ran the Argentina Theatre from 1807 to 1815, was a "theatre fanatic" who continued until his death to run up debts.[1]Rossini's The Barber of Seville was given its premiere here on 20 February 1816, just after Duke Francesco's death and, in the 19th century, the premieres of many notable operas took place in the theatre, including Verdi's I due Foscari on 3 November 1844 and La battaglia di Legnano on 27 January 1849,[1] and Teresa Seneke’s Le Due Amiche in 1869.[2]
From 1919 to 1944, more musical offerings than dramatic ones were presented, although the theatre premiered works by Luigi Pirandello, Henrik Ibsen, and Maxim Gorky during this time. A series of operas was presented in the winter of 1944–45 in honor of the American and British troops.
The venue was used for classical music recordings by the Santa Cecilia orchestra in the 1950s.
In 1994, the theatre became the home of the Teatro Stabile company of Rome, currently directed by Mario Martone. It offers a variety of programmes, some being large-scale productions, although more plays than music or opera are presented today.
Technical information
The inside of the theatre is constructed of wood with six levels of boxes characterizing the design, and has been restored many times.[3] It seats 696 people, including 344 in the stalls and with 40 boxes on five levels seating an additional 352.[4]
Plantamura notes that the theatre's acoustics were regarded as being excellent and that the architect who designed the La Fenice opera house in Venice, Gianantonio Selva, modeled his design after the Argentina.[1]
Plan and longitudinal section of the Teatro Argentina (from Diderot's Encyclopédie, 1772)
^Technical information pdf on the theatre's website
Sources
Landriani, Paolo (1830). Dottore Giulio Ferrario (ed.). Storia e Descrizione de' Principali Teatri Antichi e Moderni. Tipografia del Dottor Giulio Ferrario, Contrada del Bocchetto N. 2465.
Plantamura, Carol (1996), "Teatro Argentina", in The Opera Lover's Guide to Europe. Citadel Press. ISBN0-8065-1842-1
(PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2012. (345 KB)
teatro, argentina, directly, translating, theatre, argentina, opera, house, theatre, located, largo, torre, argentina, square, rome, italy, oldest, theatres, rome, constructed, 1731, inaugurated, january, 1732, with, berenice, domenico, sarro, built, over, par. The Teatro Argentina directly translating to Theatre Argentina is an opera house and theatre located in Largo di Torre Argentina a square in Rome Italy One of the oldest theatres in Rome it was constructed in 1731 and inaugurated on 31 January 1732 1 with Berenice by Domenico Sarro It is built over part of the curia section of the Theatre of Pompey This curia was the location of the assassination of Julius Caesar The facade of Teatro Argentina The Teatro Argentina Panini 1747 Musee du Louvre Contents 1 History 2 Technical information 3 In popular culture 4 See also 5 References 5 1 Notes 5 2 Sources 6 External linksHistory EditThe theatre was commissioned by the Sforza Cesarini family and designed by the architect Gerolamo Theodoli with the auditorium laid out in the traditional horseshoe shape Duke Francesco Sforza Cesarini who ran the Argentina Theatre from 1807 to 1815 was a theatre fanatic who continued until his death to run up debts 1 Rossini s The Barber of Seville was given its premiere here on 20 February 1816 just after Duke Francesco s death and in the 19th century the premieres of many notable operas took place in the theatre including Verdi s I due Foscari on 3 November 1844 and La battaglia di Legnano on 27 January 1849 1 and Teresa Seneke s Le Due Amiche in 1869 2 From 1919 to 1944 more musical offerings than dramatic ones were presented although the theatre premiered works by Luigi Pirandello Henrik Ibsen and Maxim Gorky during this time A series of operas was presented in the winter of 1944 45 in honor of the American and British troops The venue was used for classical music recordings by the Santa Cecilia orchestra in the 1950s In 1994 the theatre became the home of the Teatro Stabile company of Rome currently directed by Mario Martone It offers a variety of programmes some being large scale productions although more plays than music or opera are presented today Technical information EditThe inside of the theatre is constructed of wood with six levels of boxes characterizing the design and has been restored many times 3 It seats 696 people including 344 in the stalls and with 40 boxes on five levels seating an additional 352 4 Plantamura notes that the theatre s acoustics were regarded as being excellent and that the architect who designed the La Fenice opera house in Venice Gianantonio Selva modeled his design after the Argentina 1 Plan and longitudinal section of the Teatro Argentina from Diderot s Encyclopedie 1772 In popular culture EditIn the novel The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas the Teatro Argentina was the setting for an important scene during a performance of Parisina by Gaetano Donizetti See also EditList of theatres and opera houses in RomeReferences Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Teatro Argentina Notes Edit a b c d Plantamura 10 Le due amiche Index to Opera and Ballet Sources Online ATOM atom lib byu edu Retrieved 10 October 2022 Landriani 1830 pp 162 163 Technical information pdf on the theatre s website Sources Edit Landriani Paolo 1830 Dottore Giulio Ferrario ed Storia e Descrizione de Principali Teatri Antichi e Moderni Tipografia del Dottor Giulio Ferrario Contrada del Bocchetto N 2465 Plantamura Carol 1996 Teatro Argentina in The Opera Lover s Guide to Europe Citadel Press ISBN 0 8065 1842 1 Theatre s technical information PDF Archived from the original PDF on 5 April 2012 345 KB External links EditOfficial websiteCoordinates 41 53 44 N 12 28 34 E 41 89556 N 12 47611 E 41 89556 12 47611 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Teatro Argentina amp oldid 1115170825, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
