Teatro della Pergola [Florence, IT] (Q8517)
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Theatre building in Florence, Italy
- Teatro della Pergola
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| English | Teatro della Pergola [Florence, IT] | Theatre building in Florence, Italy |
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43°46'23.801"N, 11°15'39.895"E
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Antichissimo teatro storico, e- retto nel quinquennio 1652-56 dal- 1; architetto Ferdinando Tacca e completamente ricostruito nel 1755 dall’architetto Giulio Mannaioni. Ha subito successivi restauri nel 1856 e in epoca più recente che ne hanno modificato notevolmente lo aspetto originario. Un ultimo generale restauro è stato pertanto a termine dall’architetto Luigi Caliterna dopo l’alluvione del novembre 1966. (Italian)
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Built by Ferdinando Tacca. Opened 7 Feb 1656 with Jacopo Melani's opera Il potestà di Colognole. The building contains two halls: Sala Grande, also known as Teatro Massimo (1500 seats), and Saloncino Paolo Poli, a former ballroom used as a concert hall since 1804 (400 seats). 1855-1857 interior rebuilding. Currently used for drama performances throughout the year, and for opera performances during the annual Maggio Musicale Fiorentino festival. (English)
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No heritage stage machinery contact Perspectiv: Marco Giorgetti, general manager — Gabriele Guani, learning & research manager (English)
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The Pergola, Florence Theatre is still basically intact, complete with its equipment for raising the floor to serve as a ballroom and it is the first to be built with superposed tiers of boxes rather than raked semi-circular seating in the Roman fashion. It is considered to be the oldest in Italy, having occupied the same site for more than 350 years. (English)
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1656
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HST_0117
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yes
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Via dela Pergola
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312
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311
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1652
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83
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324
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1753
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231
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120-7
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1856
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