Farnese Theatre [Parma] (Q7847)
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Theatre building in Parma, Italy
- Farnese Theatre
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | Farnese Theatre [Parma] | Theatre building in Parma, Italy |
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44°48'16.898"N, 10°19'32.999"E
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No heritage stage machinery ERHT North Italian route Teatro Farnese is a Baroque-style theatre in Parma, Italy. It was built in 1618 by Giovanni Battista Aleotti. The theatre was almost destroyed by an Allied air raid during World War II (1944). It was rebuilt and reopened in 1962. Some claim this as the first permanent proscenium theatre (that is, a theatre in which the audience views the action through a single frame, which is known as the proscenium arch (English)
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The Teatro Farnese (Farnese Theatre) is one of the most breath-taking sites in all of Parma if not of Italy. Built in 1618 by order of Ranuccio I, duke of Parma and Piacenza, and designed by the ferrarese architect, Giovan Battista Aleotti; the theatre was built to celebrate the passing of Cosimo II de' Medici through Parma on his way to Milan to visit the tomb of San Carlo Borromeo and to confirm the relationship between the two ducal families which had been sealed by marriage in 1615. (English)
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1944
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1867
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HST_0076
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piazzale della Pilotta, 15
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Teatro Farnese
1617-1618 (English)
The Teatro Farnese is a still existing Baroque theatre in Parma, Italy. It was built by architect Giovanni Battista Aleotti and can seat about 3000 people. It is one of the first proscenium arch theatres.
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