Teatro Bibiena
Antonio Galli da Bibbiena |
The Teatro Bibiena di Mantova (also known as, among others, the Teatro Scientifico, Teatro Accademico or Teatrino della Accademia Filarmonica) was made by
Constructed for the Royal Virgilian Academy of Science and Arts (now "
It was opened officially on 3 December 1769. A few weeks later, on 16 January 1770, thirteen-year-old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart played a concert here, with resounding success.[1] His father, Leopold Mozart, wrote about the theatre: "In all my life, I have never seen anything more beautiful of its kind".[2]
In 1773, Giuseppe Piermarini, who constructed the neighbouring palazzo for the Accademia Nazionale Virgiliana, designed and built the façade of the theatre.[1]
Still used for its original purposes, it now can also be visited by tourists as one of Mantua's museums.[1] The theatre is relatively small, with a scene 12,3 metres wide and 5,6 metres deep, and a maximum audience of 363 persons.[3]
Notes
- ^ a b c d "Teatro Scientifico Bibiena". Community of Mantua.
- ^ ISBN 9780739167274.
- ^ "Strutture teatrali della provincia di Mantova". Culture, identità a Autonomie. Lombardy region. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23.
Further reading
- Rothgordt, K. (1963). Das Teatro Scientifico der koniglichen Akademie Virgiliana in Mantua und seine theatergeschichtliche Bedeutung.
- Fario, Emilio (1982). Il teatro di Antonio Bibiena in Mantova e il Palazzo Accademico. Ente Manifestazioni Mantovane. p. 48.
- Queck, U. (1997). Das Teatro Scientifico in Mantua: Architektur und Funktion eines oberitalienisches Akademietheaters des 18. Jahrhunderts. Frankfurt am Main.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Bazzotti, Ugo (2007). Il Teatro Scientifico di Mantova. Skira. p. 55. ISBN 9788861300002.
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