Teatrino di corte, Royal theater in Royal Palace of Caserta, Italy
The Court Theater features a horseshoe layout with five tiers of boxes, alabaster columns, and red marble pillars topped with gilded capitals.
King Charles of Bourbon commissioned the theater's construction in the Royal Palace, which Luigi Vanvitelli completed in 1769 after ten years of work.
The theater ceiling displays frescoes by Crescenzo Gamba depicting Apollo defeating the python, while statues of Orpheus and Amphion border the stage.
The theater accommodates 500 spectators and contains a movable backdrop that opens directly onto the palace gardens for enhanced natural scenery during performances.
The Court Theater remains the only section of the Royal Palace that architect Luigi Vanvitelli witnessed fully completed during his lifetime.
Location: Caserta
Inception: 1769
Architects: Luigi Vanvitelli
Website: http://reggiadicaserta.cultura.gov.it/
Website: http://reggiadicaserta.cultura.gov.it
GPS coordinates: 41.07000,14.32583
Latest update: March 21, 2025 22:28
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