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The Politeama Theatre (Italian: Teatro Politeama, complete name Teatro Politeama Garibaldi) is a theatre of Palermo. It is located in the central Piazza Ruggero Settimo and represents the second most important theatre of the city after the Teatro Massimo. It houses the Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana.
In 1864 the municipality of Palermo launched an international competition for the construction of a monumental opera house (the Teatro Massimo) and, a year later, an internal competition for the construction of a diurnal multi-purpose theatre (hence the name "Politeama" from the Greek language).[1]
The architectural project was assigned to Giuseppe Damiani Almeyda. The theatre would have to be built on the border of the monumental structure of Palermo, as an ideal point of reference of the city's expansion.[1] Therefore, unlike the "aristocratic" Teatro Massimo, the Politeama would have to house more popular shows (operetta, festivals, equestrian shows, etc.).[1]
Then, it was decided to erect a large opencast amphitheatre at the beginning of Viale della Libertà. In 1865 the contract with the construction company Galland was signed, but the construction started only in 1867. A year later the project was modified because it was decided to transform the amphitheatre into a real theatrical house.[1] In the meantime, the work slow down due to problems that have arisen between the municipality and the Galland company.[1]
In 1869 the municipality decided to name the building after Gioachino Rossini, but later this intention was dismissed.[1] On 7 June 1874 the theatre was inaugurated with the opera I Capuleti e i Montecchi of Vincenzo Bellini.[1] However, the building wasn't complete yet. During the following years the name of the building was simply "Teatro Municipale Politeama". In 1882 Giuseppe Garibaldi died and the theatre was named after him.[1]
Even though the covering had been made in 1877 by the Fonderia Oretea, the last interventions were completed in 1891, when Palermo hosted the Esposizione Nazionale. At that time dates back the official opening in the presence of King Umberto I of Italy and of Queen Margherita. On that occasion Francesco Tamagno was the protagonist of Giuseppe Verdi's Otello.[1]
Between 1910 and 2006 the foyer of the theatre was home of the Galleria d'arte moderna di Palermo.[1] The Politeama is the headquarters of the Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana since 2001.
Descriptionedit
Nocturnal view of the quadriga
The building is an important example of Neoclassical architecture.[1] It has a large entrance by way of triumphal arch topped by the bronze quadriga designed by Mario Rutelli. This quadriga depicts the "Triumph of Apollo and Euterpe" flanked by two statues of knights on horseback, representation of the "Olympic Games", work of Benedetto Civiletti.[1] On both sides of the entrance there are commemorative plaques recording the epigraphs dictated by the historian Isidoro La Lumia.[1] At the top there are two bass reliefs depicting the "Fames" draw by the painter Giuseppe Pensabene and another, under the quadriga, depicting little angels, work of Mario Rutelli.[1]
Around the entrance a semicircular structure develops with two orders of colonnade. A rich polychrome decoration, both within and outside the theatre, was made by eminent local painters like Nicolò Giannone, Luigi Di Giovanni, Michele Corteggiani, Giuseppe Enea, Rocco Lentini, Enrico Cavallaro, Carmelo Giarrizzo, Francesco Padovano, Giovanni Nicolini and Gustavo Mancinelli.[1] In the lateral gardens there are the sculptures of a Bacchante (work of Valerio Villareale), of a Sylph (work of Benedetto De Lisi) and of David (work of Antonio Ugo).[1]
Galleryedit
Quadriga with flanking knights
Reliefs
Colonnades
David of Antonio Ugo
Painting
Painting
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This article relies largely or entirely on a single source Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources Find sources Teatro Politeama Palermo news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2020 The Politeama Theatre Italian Teatro Politeama complete name Teatro Politeama Garibaldi is a theatre of Palermo It is located in the central Piazza Ruggero Settimo and represents the second most important theatre of the city after the Teatro Massimo It houses the Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana Politeama TheatreTeatro PoliteamaExterior of the Teatro PoliteamaFull nameTeatro Politeama GaribaldiAddressPiazza Ruggero Settimo 15LocationPalermo ItalyOwnerComune of PalermoCapacity950ConstructionBuilt1865 1891Opened1874ArchitectGiuseppe Damiani AlmeydaWebsitewww wbr orchestrasinfonicasiciliana wbr it Contents 1 History 2 Description 3 Gallery 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editIn 1864 the municipality of Palermo launched an international competition for the construction of a monumental opera house the Teatro Massimo and a year later an internal competition for the construction of a diurnal multi purpose theatre hence the name Politeama from the Greek language 1 The architectural project was assigned to Giuseppe Damiani Almeyda The theatre would have to be built on the border of the monumental structure of Palermo as an ideal point of reference of the city s expansion 1 Therefore unlike the aristocratic Teatro Massimo the Politeama would have to house more popular shows operetta festivals equestrian shows etc 1 nbsp Frontal view with the statue of Ruggero SettimoThen it was decided to erect a large opencast amphitheatre at the beginning of Viale della Liberta In 1865 the contract with the construction company Galland was signed but the construction started only in 1867 A year later the project was modified because it was decided to transform the amphitheatre into a real theatrical house 1 In the meantime the work slow down due to problems that have arisen between the municipality and the Galland company 1 In 1869 the municipality decided to name the building after Gioachino Rossini but later this intention was dismissed 1 On 7 June 1874 the theatre was inaugurated with the opera I Capuleti e i Montecchi of Vincenzo Bellini 1 However the building wasn t complete yet During the following years the name of the building was simply Teatro Municipale Politeama In 1882 Giuseppe Garibaldi died and the theatre was named after him 1 Even though the covering had been made in 1877 by the Fonderia Oretea the last interventions were completed in 1891 when Palermo hosted the Esposizione Nazionale At that time dates back the official opening in the presence of King Umberto I of Italy and of Queen Margherita On that occasion Francesco Tamagno was the protagonist of Giuseppe Verdi s Otello 1 Between 1910 and 2006 the foyer of the theatre was home of the Galleria d arte moderna di Palermo 1 The Politeama is the headquarters of the Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana since 2001 Description edit nbsp Nocturnal view of the quadrigaThe building is an important example of Neoclassical architecture 1 It has a large entrance by way of triumphal arch topped by the bronze quadriga designed by Mario Rutelli This quadriga depicts the Triumph of Apollo and Euterpe flanked by two statues of knights on horseback representation of the Olympic Games work of Benedetto Civiletti 1 On both sides of the entrance there are commemorative plaques recording the epigraphs dictated by the historian Isidoro La Lumia 1 At the top there are two bass reliefs depicting the Fames draw by the painter Giuseppe Pensabene and another under the quadriga depicting little angels work of Mario Rutelli 1 Around the entrance a semicircular structure develops with two orders of colonnade A rich polychrome decoration both within and outside the theatre was made by eminent local painters like Nicolo Giannone Luigi Di Giovanni Michele Corteggiani Giuseppe Enea Rocco Lentini Enrico Cavallaro Carmelo Giarrizzo Francesco Padovano Giovanni Nicolini and Gustavo Mancinelli 1 In the lateral gardens there are the sculptures of a Bacchante work of Valerio Villareale of a Sylph work of Benedetto De Lisi and of David work of Antonio Ugo 1 Gallery edit nbsp Quadriga with flanking knights nbsp Reliefs nbsp Colonnades nbsp David of Antonio Ugo nbsp Painting nbsp PaintingSee also edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Teatro Politeama in Palermo Piazza Ruggero Settimo Piazza Castelnuovo Teatro Massimo Teatro Politeama LisbonReferences edit a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p History of the theatre in the official site of the Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana External links edit in Italian Image gallery in Italian Profile of the theatre arte it in Italian History of the theatre Provincia Regionale di Palermo Portal nbsp Opera 38 07 30 N 13 21 24 E 38 1250 N 13 3567 E 38 1250 13 3567 Retrieved from https 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