Teatro Santa Cecilia, Palermo
This article needs additional citations for verification. (March 2022) |
![]() | You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Italian. (January 2023) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
Facade of the Teatro Santa Cecilia | |
![]() | |
Address | Piazza Teatro Santa Cecilia |
---|---|
Location | Palermo, Italy |
Construction | |
Built | 1692 |
The Teatro Santa Cecilia or Real Teatro di Santa Cecilia is a neoclassical-style theater building located on Piazza Teatro Santa Cecilia at the intersections with Via Cantavespri and Vicolo Guarnernara, in the ancient quarter of Kalsa of central Palermo, region of Sicily, Italy.
History
The theater was founded in 1692 by the Union of Musicians under the patronage of Viceroy Duke of Uceda himself, and for the following century was a competitor of the Teatro Bellini for opera, song, and orchestral productions. At the inauguration, the work of L'innocenza pentita: o vero la Santa Rosalia by Vincenzo Giattini with music by Ignazio Pulicò was performed.
In 1853 the buildings underwent a major reconstruction, giving it the present Neoclassical facade. In the 19th century, it closed as a performance theater to become a wax museum, but closed all activities in 1888. Not until the year 2000-2006, were European funds appropriated for restoration. Presently the theater, stripped internally of the typical opera hall seating, is used for performances of modern and contemporary music.[1]
References
- ^ Brass Group Jazz Foundation.
- Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas
- Articles needing additional references from March 2022
- All articles needing additional references
- Building and structure articles needing translation from Italian Wikipedia
- Infobox mapframe without OSM relation ID on Wikidata
- Coordinates on Wikidata
- Theatres in Palermo
- Neoclassical architecture in Palermo
- All stub articles
- Sicily stubs
- Italian building and structure stubs
- Pages using the Kartographer extension