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Teatro Alfieri, Florence

Coordinates: 43°46′16″N 11°15′46″E / 43.7712°N 11.2629°E / 43.7712; 11.2629
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Vittorio Bellini's design for the 1828 renovation of the theatre

The Teatro Alfieri was a major theatre and opera house in 18th and 19th century Florence, located at Via dell'Ulivo #6 corner Via Pietrapiana in the Florence, region of Tuscany, Italy.

History

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It was constructed originally in 1740 by members of the Accademia dei Risoluti. At that time it was known as the Teatro di Santa Maria (the name of a nearby street) or the Teatro Risoluti. The theatre underwent extensive reconstruction and enlargement in 1828, supervised by the architect Vittorio Bellini (1798 - 1860).[1] It re-opened as the Teatro Alfieri, named in honour of the playwright Vittorio Alfieri.

In its heyday, the theatre interior decorations were elaborate, was used for both prose drama and operas. In the late 19th century and early 20th centuries, it also became known as a performance venue for plays written in the Florentine dialect. The theatre was demolished in 1928 when the Fascist government of Florence re-developed the Santa Croce district.[2]

Premieres

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References

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  1. ^ Sistema Archivistico Nazionale. "Bellini, Vittorio, architetto, (Firenze 1798 - 1860)". Retrieved 18 December 2013 (in Italian).
  2. ^ Garlington, p. 48
  3. ^ *Teatri, arti e letteratura (20 March 1829), "Spettacoli dello scorso carnevale". Anno 7, Numero 257, pp. 13–15 (in Italian).
  4. ^ Unless otherwise indicated, all items in this list are world premieres.
  5. ^ a b c d e f Casaglia, Gherardo (2005). "Teatro Alfieri di Firenze". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian).
  6. ^ Hipsher, Edward Ellsworth (1927). American Opera, p. 270.
  7. ^ a b Accademia della Crusca (2003). Studi di grammatica italiana, p. 112.
  • Dell'Amore, Franco (2011). Le vite dei cesenati, Vol. 5, pp, 182–195. Editrice Stilgraf (in Italian)
  • Formigli, Giuseppe (1830). Guida per la città di Firenze e suoi contorni. Presso Giuseppe Formigli, Libraio al Canto al Diamante (in Italian)
  • Garlington, Aubrey S. (2005) Society, Culture and Opera in Florence, 1814-1830, p. 48. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. ISBN 0754634515

43°46′16″N 11°15′46″E / 43.7712°N 11.2629°E / 43.7712; 11.2629