Teatro Filarmonico, Opera house in Verona, Italy
Teatro Filarmonico is an opera house in Verona with a generous auditorium featuring marble columns, gilded ornaments, and red velvet seating. The classical layout follows traditional Italian theater design and accommodates roughly 1,200 spectators.
The building was completed in 1732 following a design by Francesco Galli Bibiena and opened with a work by Antonio Vivaldi. After a fire in the mid-1700s and later wartime destruction, it was reconstructed multiple times.
The theatre is owned by the Accademia Filarmonica di Verona, which has held it since its founding and stages the annual Settembre dell'Accademia symphony series there each September. Since 2010 the opera season has opened on 13 December, the feast of Santa Lucia. The foyer, called the Sala degli Specchi, is decorated with mirrors and gilded ornament.
Visitors can join daytime guided tours to explore the main hall, backstage areas, and architectural details. The best viewing opportunities occur on less crowded days when there is time to examine the interior furnishings closely.
Only the Sala Maffeiana survived both the 1749 fire and the 1945 bombing; it is reached from the foyer, also called the Sala degli Specchi for its mirrors and gilded decoration, entered from via Roma or via dei Mutilati.
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