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Teatro Farnese, Italian Baroque theatre at Parma, Italy, the prototype of the modern playhouse and the first surviving theatre with a permanent proscenium arch. Construction on the Teatro Farnese was begun in 1618 by Giovanni Battista Aleotti for Ranuccio I Farnese, and it officially opened in 1628.
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Teatro Farnese is a Renaissance theatre in the Palazzo della Pilotta, Parma, Italy. [1] It was built in 1618 by Giovanni Battista Aleotti. The idea of creating this grand theater came from the Duke of Parma and Piacenza Ranuccio I Farnese. It was part of the complex of the Ducal Palace of Parma.
On the first floor of the Pilotta Palace a monumental doorway in painted wood surmounted by a Ducal crown leads into the Farnese Theatre: a spectacular venue which still today brings to mind the extravagant lifestyle of the Farnese Court and its Dukes.
Feb 26, 2022 · Neglected by the Bourbons and by Maria Luigia, the Farnese Theatre was visited by travellers, artists, men of letters and princes who pointed out its conditions of progressive decay and abandonment. Only in the mid-19th century did the first restoration work begin.
The Farnese Theatre occupies a huge hall used as an arms room for the court's chivalric exercises, adapted and transformed into a performance hall between late 1617 and autumn 1618. Built using...
Jan 18, 2014 · Piazzale della Pilotta at the heart of the city is home to the magnificent Teatro Farnese, which is the precursor to the modern-day playhouse. The theatre is perhaps the equivalent of a 21st century oligarch’s media room equipped with the latest technology.
History. The theatre lies hidden inside the vast Palazzo della Pilotta. It was inserted in 1617–18 by Giovanni Battista Aleotti in a spacious hall that had up to that point served as an armoury. The frescos and two triumphal arches transform the interior into a monumental square.
