Teatro Goldoni, Historical theatre in Oltrarno district, Florence, Italy.
Teatro Goldoni stands on Via Santa Maria 15, near the corner with Via de Caldaie, in a block of the Oltrarno once occupied by the Annalena monastery. Its plain main facade is divided into three horizontal bands: a doorway under a small iron-and-glass canopy, the name "Teatro Goldoni" flanked by three metal torches of the Accademia dei Ravvivati, and a large neoclassical window above. Inside, the ovoid hall has four tiers of boxes under a reed-woven vault with a central opening for the chandelier, painted with busts and emblems of the performing arts.
The theatre opened on 17 April 1817 with Goldoni's Il burbero benefico and Dauberval's ballet La figlia malcustodita, on the site of the Annalena monastery bought by impresario Luigi Gargani, who commissioned Giuseppe Del Rosso. It seated 1600 spectators in 80 boxes. After closure and decline it reopened in March 1875 with Rossini's L'italiana in Algeri, lit by gas, and became home of the Accademia dei Ravvivati.
The venue is named after the Italian playwright Carlo Goldoni and serves as a place where local and touring theater groups, opera singers, and musicians perform regularly. Audiences gather here in a space designed to bring performers and spectators closer together.
The venue has multiple seating levels that can be accessed by stairs or elevator to reach different areas and sections. Programming runs throughout the year, so checking in advance about what is currently being performed helps plan a visit.
The theatre's oval hall has four tiers of boxes and a ceiling painted with a gallery of theatre figures, alternating busts and emblems of the performing arts, with floral festoons held by winged putti. The three metal torches on the facade recall the Accademia dei Ravvivati, which met here after the 1875 reopening.
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