Teatro delle Dame
The Teatro delle Dame, also known as the Teatro Alibert (its original name), was a theatre in Rome built in 1717–1718 by Antonio D'Alibert. It was a project begun by his father Jacques D'Alibert who had been the secretary to Queen Christina of Sweden. The theatre, located on what is now Via Margutta, underwent a series of fires, reconstructions, and renovations until it was totally destroyed by a fire in 1863.
In its 18th-century heyday, the Teatro delle Dame and the Teatro Capranica were the two leading opera houses in Rome and saw many world premieres by some of the most prominent singers of the day. When it was inaugurated in 1718 with the premiere of Francesco Mancini's opera Alessandro Severo, it was the largest theatre in Rome with seven tiers of 32 boxes each.[1]
References
- ^ Nicassio, Susan Vandiver (2002). Tosca's Rome: The Play and the Opera in Historical Perspective, pp. 81–82. University of Chicago Press
External links
- Image of the ruins of the Teatro delle Dame following its destruction by fire in 1863 Template:It