Teatro Comunale, Theatre in Belluno, Italy.

Teatro Comunale "Dino Buzzati" is a neoclassical theatre on Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II in Belluno. Its cream facade has a portico of four tall smooth columns with carved capitals on square bases above a broad flight of steps, a plain entablature, and five standing statues along the roofline. A round niche with a bust and a hanging street lamp sits to the right of the portico.

The theatre was designed by the Belluno-born architect Giuseppe Segusini; work began on 12 June 1833 on the site of the Fondaco delle Biade, the city's grain warehouse since 1426, demolished for the purpose. It opened on 26 September 1835 with Bellini's Norma and I Capuleti e i Montecchi, sung by Giulietta Gridi. The municipality had ceded the warehouse to the Società del Teatro in December 1832 for an annual rent of 30 Austrian lire.

The theatre is named after the Belluno-born writer Dino Buzzati. Its inauguration on 26 September 1835 featured Bellini's "Norma" and "I Capuleti e i Montecchi", with soprano Giulietta Gridi; the crush was such that small boxes held up to eight people. The atrium was decorated with four paintings on marble and several marble and bronze busts.

The theatre stands at the east end of Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II, beside Piazza dei Martiri, just inside Porta Dojona. The entrance is reached by a broad flight of steps up to the columned portico, so allow time for the stairs. The auditorium has 91 boxes over four tiers plus 300 stalls seats; ask at the ticket office which seats involve restricted sightlines.

The theatre's atrium was decorated with four paintings on marble and several busts, some of marble and others of bronze. Above the atrium, the first floor held a large ridotto used for chamber concerts, conversation and card games. The opening night crowd was so dense that the small boxes held up to eight people.