Teatro Lirico (Cagliari)
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The Teatro Lirico di Cagliari is an opera house
in Cagliari
. It is the main theatre of the city.
It was built to substitute the Teatro Civico, seriously damaged by the shelling of Cagliari operated by the Allies
during World War II
. After the war in Cagliari there wasn't a suitable theatre.
The project, by the italian architects Luciano Galmozzi, Pierfrancesco Ginoulhiac e Teresa Ginoulhiac Arslan, won a bid for the contract in 1967. The opera house was inaugurated in 1993. It covers a surface of 5000 m² among stage, hall (with 1628 seats divided into stalls and two loggias) and foyer. Various rooms, like laboratories, offices, bar, book shop and restaurant were added after the inauguration.
The Teatro Lirico di Cagliari has received some important national prizes, in particular the Premio Franco Abbiati in 2001 for its innovatory programme. The prize was assigned for Lucia di Lammermoor
and Carmen
, operas played in the teathre in 2000 and 2005 respectively.
Opera house
An opera house is a theatre building used for opera performances that consists of a stage, an orchestra pit, audience seating, and backstage facilities for costumes and set building...
in Cagliari
Cagliari
Cagliari is the capital of the island of Sardinia, a region of Italy. Cagliari's Sardinian name Casteddu literally means castle. It has about 156,000 inhabitants, or about 480,000 including the outlying townships : Elmas, Assemini, Capoterra, Selargius, Sestu, Monserrato, Quartucciu, Quartu...
. It is the main theatre of the city.
It was built to substitute the Teatro Civico, seriously damaged by the shelling of Cagliari operated by the Allies
Allies of World War II
The Allies of World War II were the countries that opposed the Axis powers during the Second World War . Former Axis states contributing to the Allied victory are not considered Allied states...
during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. After the war in Cagliari there wasn't a suitable theatre.
The project, by the italian architects Luciano Galmozzi, Pierfrancesco Ginoulhiac e Teresa Ginoulhiac Arslan, won a bid for the contract in 1967. The opera house was inaugurated in 1993. It covers a surface of 5000 m² among stage, hall (with 1628 seats divided into stalls and two loggias) and foyer. Various rooms, like laboratories, offices, bar, book shop and restaurant were added after the inauguration.
The Teatro Lirico di Cagliari has received some important national prizes, in particular the Premio Franco Abbiati in 2001 for its innovatory programme. The prize was assigned for Lucia di Lammermoor
Lucia di Lammermoor
Lucia di Lammermoor is a dramma tragico in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti. Salvadore Cammarano wrote the Italian language libretto loosely based upon Sir Walter Scott's historical novel The Bride of Lammermoor....
and Carmen
Carmen
Carmen is a French opéra comique by Georges Bizet. The libretto is by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée, first published in 1845, itself possibly influenced by the narrative poem The Gypsies by Alexander Pushkin...
, operas played in the teathre in 2000 and 2005 respectively.
Features
- Covered surface: 5000 m²
- Seats
- Stalls: 800
- 1st loggia: 431
- 2nd loggia: 397
- Total: 1628
- Stage
- Width: 22,00/23,40 m
- Length: 12,50/25,00 m
- Height: 23,00 m