Teatro Zandonai, Historic theatre in Rovereto, Italy

Teatro Zandonai is a theatre built in 1784 as Teatro Sociale on Corso Bettini, the street of Rovereto's patrician palaces. It was designed as an Italian-style horseshoe auditorium with tiers of boxes, replacing the earlier open-graded theatre model. The auditorium holds around 470 seats.

The building opened in 1784 and went through significant changes over time, including use as a horse stable during World War I. The municipality acquired it in 1920 and completed renovations before reopening it in 1924 under its new name.

The theatre's boxes were sold in advance to noble and wealthy Rovereto families before construction, letting buyers display their social rank; the two proscenium boxes of the first order were part of the sale. In 1786 Elisabetta d'Austria attended a concert by the Filarmonici di Rovereto, and the theatre was lit up for her and for the ball that followed days later.

Access to the venue may be challenging for people with limited mobility since accessibility features are limited. Check ahead about which services like the bar and wardrobe are available, as they do not operate during every performance.

The theatre's boxes were sold in advance to noble and wealthy Rovereto families before construction began, letting buyers display their social status; the two proscenium boxes of the first order were part of the sale. The 1782 contract named builders Clemente Colomba and Giovanni Battista Tacchi, but no architect's name appears on the drawing they received.