Search results
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.
The Farnese is one of the largest Baroque theatres in Europe: conceived for the opera-tournament where melodrama melds with the play of weaponry, minimising warlike aspects, this was a sumptuous theatrical genre destined for only the greatest princely families.
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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Farnese Theatre and its history. The Teatro Farnese, in Parma, was the court theatre of the dukes of Parma and Piacenza. Today it is part of the Galleria Nazionale and has recently become the venue for some concerts and opera performances of the Teatro Regio di Parma.
Jan 18, 2014 · Learn about the history and architecture of Teatro Farnese, the prototype of the modern theatre, built in Parma in the 17th century by the powerful Farnese family. Find out how to visit this Baroque gem and what events it hosts in the summer.
6 reviews and 9 photos of TEATRO FARNESE "This beautiful theatre was built entirely in wood by Aleotti, a pupil of Palladio, for the Farnese family in the 17th century. It was built to celebrate the visit of Cosimo II de Medici to Parma. At one time it was the largest theatre in the world (4,500 seats) and it became an example for its ...
- Piazzale Della Pilotta, 15 43121 Parma Italy
Built using unusual materials such as painted wood, straw, and stucco, the theater has rational features of ovate-shaped structure, two orders of loggias, moving scenes, and balanced decorations....
