Teatro Nuovo, Spoleto

The Teatro Nuovo di Spoleto stands in the historic center of the city. The Municipality decided its construction on February 13, 1846, considering the “old theater narrow, deaf, and indecent.” The work lasted for almost twenty years, and the Spoleto residents themselves tried to speed up its completion by setting fire to the Teatro Nobile, the current Teatro Caio Melisso. The theater was solemnly inaugurated on August 3, 1864.

The Teatro Nuovo di Spoleto is a building characterized by a horseshoe-shaped plan developed over four tiers of boxes. The overall design of the Teatro Nuovo is the work of Ireneo Aleandri, also the author of the Sferisterio di Macerata and the theaters of Ascoli and San Severino.

Luigi Masella was instead entrusted with creating the stucco decorations, the paintings of the hall, and the curtain. The Roman painter Carlo Bazzani executed the props table, Pietro Recanatini painted the historical scenes, while Eugenio Venier took care of the installation of all the machinery. The slowdown in the work was also due to a legal issue regarding the execution of the curtain, which was finally entrusted to Bergamo native Francesco Colghetti.

Meanwhile, from Paris came the sketch of the grand golden chandelier and the clock for the proscenium arch was ordered. Finally, the execution of the stuccoes on the facade and the medallions with the effigies of the music masters was entrusted to the sculptor Biagioli. Source: MIBACT

Information about Teatro nuovo

Via Filitteria, 1 06049 Spoleto (Perugia)
https://www.comunespoleto.gov.it