There are about thirty theatres in Florence

Florence

Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....

, Italy

Italy

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 (not counting those already closed or dismantled), and range from historic theatres, and national and municipal music halls.

There are four theaters devoted to classical music and opera (Comunale

Teatro Comunale Florence

The Teatro Comunale di Firenze is an opera house in Florence, Italy. It was originally built as the open-air amphitheatre, the Politeama Fiorentino Vittorio Emanuele which was inaugurated on 17 May 1862 with a production of Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor and which seated 6,000 people...

, Verdi

Teatro Verdi (Florence)

Teatro Verdi is a theatre in Florence, Italy. Established in 1854, it is located on Via Giuseppe Verdi on the block between Via Ghibellina and Via dei Lavatoi. The Teatro Verdi was originally called Teatro Pagliano, but took this name to honour Giuseppe Verdi in 1901...

, Pergola

Teatro della Pergola

The Teatro della Pergola is a historic opera house in Florence, Italy. It is located in the centre of the city on the Via della Pergola, from which the theatre takes its name...

 and Goldoni).
Many citizens and tourists regularly visit these theatre halls, with over six hundred thousand tickets sold per season, compared with just under four hundred thousand residents.

List

Name	Founded	Seats	Notes	Image
Roman Theatre Roman Theatre of Florence The Roman Theatre of Florence was a Roman theatre dated to the 1st century in Florence, Italy. It was located under the current Palazzo Vecchio and Palazzo Gondi, with the auditorium facing Piazza della Signoria and along the Piazza San Firenze and Via dei Leoni.The first remains of the theatre...	1st century AD	15,000	Under Palazzo Vecchio Palazzo Vecchio The Palazzo Vecchio is the town hall of Florence, Italy. This massive, Romanesque, crenellated fortress-palace is among the most impressive town halls of Tuscany... , destroyed
Roman Amphitheatre Roman Amphitheatre of Florence The Roman Amphitheatre of Florence, Italy was located near the Piazza dei Peruzzi.When it was built between 124 and 130 AD, it was well outside the walls of Florence and the amphitheatre marked the point of maximum expansion east....	124-130	20,000	Between Piazza dei Peruzzi, Via dei Bentaccordi and Via Tòrta, now included in medieval edifices
Teatro di via dell'Acqua	around 1490	?	Teatro della Confraternita (later Accademia) del Vangelista
Teatrino della Baldracca	1576		Today home to the Uffizi Uffizi The Uffizi Gallery , is a museum in Florence, Italy. It is one of the oldest and most famous art museums of the Western world.-History:...  Library
Teatro Mediceo	1586		In today's Uffizi Uffizi The Uffizi Gallery , is a museum in Florence, Italy. It is one of the oldest and most famous art museums of the Western world.-History:... , in Classicist style, later dismantled
Anfiteatro di Boboli	1637		At Palazzo Pitti Palazzo Pitti The Palazzo Pitti , in English sometimes called the Pitti Palace, is a vast mainly Renaissance palace in Florence, Italy. It is situated on the south side of the River Arno, a short distance from the Ponte Vecchio... , still used today for special events
Teatro Niccolini (Teatro del Cocomero)	1648	c. 500	The first "modern" theatre in the city. Current closed.
Teatro della Pergola Teatro della Pergola The Teatro della Pergola is a historic opera house in Florence, Italy. It is located in the centre of the city on the Via della Pergola, from which the theatre takes its name...	1656	999	The oldest active theatre and opera house in Florence; first teatro all'italiana
Teatro Alfieri	1740		Demolished in 1928
Teatro Rinuccini	1753		Still used today for special events
Teatro della Piazza vecchia	1759	?	Closed, today is a private palace
Teatro dei Solleciti o Borgognissanti	1778	?	Closed in 1887, today is a church (Chiesa Evangelica Battista)
Teatro degli Intrepidi (o Teatro Nuovo)	1779		Dismantled at the beginning of 1900
Sala del Conservatorio Luigi Cherubini	1784	120
Teatro Nazionale	1789		Closed
Saloncino della Pergola	1804	324
Teatro Goldoni	1817	363
Saloncino Castinelli	1817	?	Inside the Teatro Goldoni building, today is a movie theater
Teatro Diurno o Arena Goldoni	1818	1,500	Dismantled
Teatro Standish	around 1838		Inside a private palace
Teatro dei Concordi	1839	?	Closed in 1854
Teatro Verdi Teatro Verdi (Florence) Teatro Verdi is a theatre in Florence, Italy. Established in 1854, it is located on Via Giuseppe Verdi on the block between Via Ghibellina and Via dei Lavatoi. The Teatro Verdi was originally called Teatro Pagliano, but took this name to honour Giuseppe Verdi in 1901...	1854	1,538	(Old name: Teatro Pagliano)
Teatro Comunale Teatro Comunale Florence The Teatro Comunale di Firenze is an opera house in Florence, Italy. It was originally built as the open-air amphitheatre, the Politeama Fiorentino Vittorio Emanuele which was inaugurated on 17 May 1862 with a production of Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor and which seated 6,000 people...	1862	1,800	Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Maggio Musicale Fiorentino is an annual opera festival which was founded in April 1933 by conductor Vittorio Gui with the aim of presenting contemporary and forgotten operas in visually dramatic productions. It was the first music festival in Italy. The first opera presented was Verdi's early... 's base
Teatro Arena Nazionale	1864		It was an open-air arena, today is a (closed) movie theater (Cinema Apollo)
Teatro Umberto I	around 1864		Destroyed, it was in the centre of piazza d'Azeglio (square)
Teatro delle Logge	around 1865		Inside the Loggia del Grano building, near Uffizi Uffizi The Uffizi Gallery , is a museum in Florence, Italy. It is one of the oldest and most famous art museums of the Western world.-History:... . Since 1910 Italian Folies Bergère, then a movie theater (Cinema Capitol), and then a mega store. Today is closed.
Teatro dell'Affratellamento	1876
Teatro Arena San Salvi	1890	100
Teatro dell'Istituto Francese	1911	99
Teatro di Rifredi	1914	286
Teatro 13	1931	152
Cinema Teatro Nuovo Sentiero	around 1933	239
Teatro Puccini	1940	634	Used mainly for comedies and variety shows
Auditorium FLOG	1945	1,000	Used mainly for pop/rock concerts
Teatro Estivo Il Boschetto	1947	300	An open-air arena
Teatro l'Amicizia	around 1950		Closed
Teatro dell'Oriuolo	1951		Closed
Teatro Everest	1958	240	In Galluzzo Galluzzo Galluzzo is a suburb of Florence, Italy, located in the southern extremity of the Florentine commune. It is known for the celebrated Carthusian monastery, the Galluzzo or Florence Charterhouse , which was founded in 1342 by Niccolò Acciaioli.- History :- The autonomous commune :Galluzzo was an... , a suburb of Florence
Teatro Nuovo	1964	170
Sala Vanni	1972	192
Teatro del Rondò di Bacco	1975	96	At Palazzo Pitti Palazzo Pitti The Palazzo Pitti , in English sometimes called the Pitti Palace, is a vast mainly Renaissance palace in Florence, Italy. It is situated on the south side of the River Arno, a short distance from the Ponte Vecchio... , still used today for special events
Sala Teatro Cinema ACLI Ponte a Ema	around 1975	120	In Ponte a Ema, a suburb of Florence
Teatro Reims	1976	290
Teatro Saschall	1978	1,700	Used mainly for pop/rock concerts (Old name: Teatro Tenda)
Piccolo Teatro Comunale (Ridotto)	1983	587
Teatro Le Laudi	1983	254
Teatro della Compagnia	1987	500	Closed
Teatro La Fiaba	1991	300
Teatro di Cestello	1993	192	Near the church of San Frediano in Cestello San Frediano in Cestello San Frediano in Cestello is a church in the Oltrarno section of Florence, Tuscany, Italy.The name cestello derives from the Cistercians who occupied the church in 1628. Previously the site had a 1450s church attached to the cloistered Carmelite convent of Santa maria degli Angeli.In 1680-1689, the...
Stazione Leopolda Fabbrica Europa	1994		It was a railway station. Wide building, used for various purposes (also theater, since 1994)
Teatro della Limonaia di Villa Strozzi	1998	380	It was the old orangery Orangery An orangery was a building in the grounds of fashionable residences from the 17th to the 19th centuries and given a classicising architectural form. The orangery was similar to a greenhouse or conservatory...  of Villa Strozzi al Boschetto - project by Giuseppe Poggi Giuseppe Poggi Giuseppe Poggi was an Italian architect.A native of Florence, he received numerous commissions from the city's upper bourgeoisie for renovations of palaces and gardens.... , middle of 1800. Decayed, it's been restored in 1998 - project by Giovanni Michelucci Giovanni Michelucci Giovanni Michelucci was an Italian architect, urban planner and engraver. He was one of the major Italian architects of the 20th century, known for notable projects such as the Firenze Santa Maria Novella railway station and the San Giovanni Battista church on the Autostrada del Sole....  (1973) revisited by Bruno Sacchi (1987).
Auditorium Clinica Medica	1999	140
Arena Cinecittà Teatro San Quirico	2000	150
Teatro Cantiere Florida	2002	296
Circolo Teatro del Sale	2003	99	Restaurant and theatre
Teatro Auditorium al Duomo	2006	275	Near the Florence Cathedral
Parco della musica e della cultura	around 2011	c. 8,000	Under construction. It will be the new Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Maggio Musicale Fiorentino is an annual opera festival which was founded in April 1933 by conductor Vittorio Gui with the aim of presenting contemporary and forgotten operas in visually dramatic productions. It was the first music festival in Italy. The first opera presented was Verdi's early... 's base