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Teatro Rossini is the name of an
Rossini Opera Festival's official site, in English
Opera houses in Italy Buildings and structures in Pesaro Tourist attractions in le Marche Theatres in le Marche Theatres completed in 1818 Music venues completed in 1818 19th-century architecture in Italy {{opera-struct-stub
Teatro Rossini is the name of an opera house
An opera house is a theater building used for performances of opera. Like many theaters, it usually includes a stage, an orchestra pit, audience seating, backstage facilities for costumes and building sets, as well as offices for the institut ...
in Pesaro
Pesaro (; ) is a (municipality) in the Italy, Italian region of Marche, capital of the province of Pesaro and Urbino, on the Adriatic Sea. According to the 2011 census, its population was 95,011, making it the second most populous city in the ...
, Italy that serves as a venue for the Rossini Opera Festival The Rossini Opera Festival (ROF) is an international music festival held in August of each year in Pesaro, Italy, the birthplace of the opera composer Gioachino Rossini. Its aim, in addition to studying the musical heritage of the composer, is to re ...
.
Built as the ''Teatro Nuovo'' (on the site of the original 1637 ''Teatro del Sole''), it was inaugurated on 10 June 1818 with a performance of Gioacchino Rossini
Gioachino Antonio Rossini (29 February 1792 – 13 November 1868) was an Italian composer of the late Classical period (music), Classical and early Romantic music, Romantic eras. He gained fame for his 39 operas, although he also wrote man ...
's ''La gazza ladra
''La gazza ladra'' (, ''The Thieving Magpie'') is a ''melodramma'' or opera semiseria in two acts by Gioachino Rossini, with a libretto by Giovanni Gherardini based on ''La pie voleuse'' by Théodore Baudouin d'Aubigny and Louis-Charles Caigniez ...
'' conducted by the composer in the town of his birth. It seats 860, with an auditorium designed in the classic horseshoe shape with four tiers of boxes plus the gallery.
The theatre took its present name in the composer's honour in 1854.
After a 1930 earthquake it required structural renovations. It re-opened in August 1934 with a performance of '' Guglielmo Tell''. In 1966, however, cracks in the walls and decaying woodwork led to its being declared unsafe, and it was closed for 14 years. It re-opened again on 6 April 1980, the same year as the first Rossini Opera Festival The Rossini Opera Festival (ROF) is an international music festival held in August of each year in Pesaro, Italy, the birthplace of the opera composer Gioachino Rossini. Its aim, in addition to studying the musical heritage of the composer, is to re ...
took place. Since then it has been the home of the annual festival, which is held in August. Additional renovations took place in 2002.
See also
*List of opera festivals
This is an inclusive list of opera festivals and summer opera seasons, and music festivals which have opera productions. This list may have some overlap with list of early music festivals. Opera is part of the Western classical music tradition, ...
*List of opera houses
This is a list of notable opera houses listed by continent, then by country with the name of the opera house and city. The opera company is sometimes named for clarity.
Africa Egypt
* Alexandria Opera House, Alexandria
* Cairo Opera House ...
References
* Plantamura, Carol, ''The Opera Lover's Guide to Europe'', New York: Citadel Press, 1996 *Zeitz, Karyl Lynn, ''Italian Opera Houses and Festivals'', Lanham, Maryland: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2005External links
Rossini Opera Festival's official site, in English
Opera houses in Italy Buildings and structures in Pesaro Tourist attractions in le Marche Theatres in le Marche Theatres completed in 1818 Music venues completed in 1818 19th-century architecture in Italy {{opera-struct-stub