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The
Teatro dell'Opera was originally known
as the Teatro Costanzi after the
contractor who built it, Domenico
Costanzi, from the time it was
constructed in 1879 until 1926, the year
it was purchased by the Governorship of
Rome. Domenico Costanzi appointed Milan
architect Achille Sfondrini, who
specialized in the building and
renovation of theatres, to realize the
project.
The opera house was inaugurated
on 27 November 1880 with a performance
of Semiramide by Gioachino Rossini,
conducted by Giovanni Rosst; which was
attended by the Italian royal family.
Designing the theatre, Sfondrini paid
particular attention to the acoustics,
conceiving the interior structure as a
"resonance chamber". Originally the
theatre, with a seating capacity of
2212, had three tiers of boxes, an
amphitheatre and two separate galleries,
surmounted by a dome with splendid
frescoes by Annibale Brugnoli. For a
brief period, the theatre was managed by
Costanzi's son, Enrico, who must be
given the credit for having organized
another great premiere, that of Tosca by
Giacomo Puccini (14 January 1900).
However, in 1907 the Teatro Costanzi was
purchased by the impresario Walter
Mocchi on behalf of the Società Teatrale
Internazionale e Nazionale (STIN). In
1912 Mocchi's wife, Emma Carelli, became
the managing director of the new Impresa
Costanzi, as the theatre was later
known, following various changes in the
company structure.
When the
Costanzi was bought by the Rome City
Council, its name was changed to Teatro
Reale dell'Opera, and it was partly
rebuilt by architect Marcello Piacentini.
The rebuilding resulted in a number of
major changes; for example, the
entrance, originally located in the
street formerly known as Via del Teatro
- where the garden of the Hotel
Quirinale is presently situated - was
moved to the opposite side, where Piazza
Beniamino Gigli was subsequently built.
The amphitheatre, inside the theatre,
was demolished and replaced by a fourth
tier of boxes (now the third tier) and
the balcony. The interior was also
embellished by new stuccowork,
decorations and furnishings, as well as
a magnificent chandelier measuring 6
meters in diameter and composed of
27,000 crystal drops.
With the
advent of the Republic, the name of the
opera house was changed to Teatro
dell'Opera, and in 1958 the building was
remodeled and modernized by the Rome
City Council. The architect Marcello
Piacentini drew up the plans, radically
altering the existing architectural
style and designing the present facade,
entrance and foyer. Founded almost a
century ago, the Teatro dell'Opera has
always enjoyed growing prestige at home
and abroad.
During the countless seasons, celebrated
singers as well as leading conductors
have constantly taken the stag. The
Theater's legendary acoustics can still
bear comparison with any other
auditorium in the world. At present the
Theater has a total seating capacity of
about 1,600 and was recently fitted with
an air-conditioning system subsequent to
complex restoration leading to
improvements especially in the logistics
of the circle and various other parts of
the building. The stuccowork was
completely restored, the great
proscenium arch strengthened, and a
parquet floor of solid oak blocks laid
to replace the previous carpet. All of
the seats on the main floor and circle
are new.
SEASON 2009
DIAGHILEV MUSAGETE
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Music by
Erik Satie, Igor Stravinkij,
Frederyk Chopin, Claude Debussy,
Sergej Prokof’ev, Robert Schumann,
Nicolai Rimski-Korsakov, Carl Maria
von Weber, Manuel de Falla, Francis
Poulenc, Henri Sauguet, Vittorio
Rieti |
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Dancers
Carla Fracci, Alessio Carbone,
Alessandro Molin,
Giuseppe Picone, Alessia Barberini,
Gaia Straccamore, Mario Marozzi
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Teatro Nazionale
January 2009:
13 (20h30), 14
(20h30), 15 (17h00),
16
(20h30), 17 (18h00), 18
(16h30). |
AIDA
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Music by
Giuseppe Verdi
Opera in quattro atti |
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Teatro dell'Opera
January 2009:
20 (A 20h30), 21 (f.a.
20h30), 22 (B 20h30),
23
(f.a. 20h30), 24 (D
18h00), 25 (E 16h30), 27
(C 20h30), 28 (f.a. 20h30),
29 (f.a. 20h30),
30
(f.a. 17h00). |
THE BLUE PLANET
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Music by Goran Bregovic |
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Teatro Nazionale
January
2009:
31 (18h00)
February 2009:
1 (16h30), 3 (20h30),
4 (20h30), 5 (20h30),
6 (20h30), 7 (18h00),
8 (16h30). |
LA BELLA ADDORMENTATA NEL BOSCO
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Music byPëtr
Il’ič Čajkovskij |
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Teatro dell'Opera
February 2009:
10 (A 20h30), 11 (B
20h30), 12 (C 20h30),
13
(f.a 20h30), 14 (D 18h00),
15 (E 16h30), 18 (f.a.
17h00), 19 (f.a. 17h00),
20 (f.a. 20h30),
21
(f.a. 18h00), 22 (f.a.
16h30). |
COPPELIA
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Music by
J. Léo Delibes |
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Teatro Nazionale
February 2009:
21 (18h00), 22 (16h30) |
IPHIGENIE EN AULIDE
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Teatro dellOpera
March 2008:
17
(A 20h30), 19 (B 20h30),
21 (D 18h00), 24 (C
20h30),
26
(f.a. 20h30), 28 (f.a.
18h00), 29 (E 16h30).
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IL RE NUDO
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Music by
Luca Lombardi |
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Teatro Nazionale
March
2009:
20
(20h30), 22 (16h30), 25
(17h00), 27 (20h30),
29 (16h30),
31
(20h30). |
LES BALLETS RUSSES
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Direttore d’orchestra:
Zoltán Peskó |
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Teatro dell'Opera
April
2009:
7
(20h30), 8 (20h30), 9
(20h30), 10 (20h30),
11
(18h00), 17 (20h30), 18
(18h00), 19 (17h00), 21
(20h30), 22 (17h00), 28
(20h30), 29 (17h00),
30
(20h30),
May 2009:
2 (18h00), 3 (17h00).
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FOR YOU
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Music by
Michael Berkeley |
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Teatro Nazionale
April 2009:
8
(20h30), 9 (20h30), 10
(20h30). |
CASSANDRA
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Music byMichael
Jarrell |
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Teatro Nazionale
April 2009:
18
(18h00), 17 (20h30). |
EISLERMATERIAL
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Music by
Heiner Goebbels |
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Teatro Nazionale
April 2009:
22
(20h30), 23 (20h30). |
FUTURISMO
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Teatro Nazionale
April 2009:
10
(17h00),
May 2009:
7
(20h30), 9 (18h00),
July:
8
(20h30). |
BALLET DE LES PARENTS TERRIBLES
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Music by
Auric, Durey, Honegger, Milhaud,
Poulenc, Tailleferre |
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Teatro Nazionale
May 2009: 15
(20h30), 16 (18h00), 17
(17h00), 19 (20h30), 20
(20h30). |
PAGLIACCI
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Music by
Ruggero Leoncavallo |
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Director: Franco Zeffirelli
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Teatro dell'Opera
May 2009: 19
(A 20h30), 20 (f.a. 20h30),
21 (B 20h30), 22 (f.a.
20h30),
23
(D 18h00), 24 (E 17h00),
26 (C 20h30), 27 (f.a.
20h30). |
L’HEURE EXQUISE
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Music by Anton von Webern, Gustav
Mahler, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
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Teatro Nazionale
May
2009: 27
(20h30), 28 (20h30), 29
(20h30), 30 (18h00),
31
(17h00). |
JACOB LENZ
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Music by
Wolfgang Rihm |
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Teatro Nazionale
June 2009: 16
(20h30), 18 (20h30), 20
(18h00). |
LE GRAND MACABRE
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Music by
György Ligeti |
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Teatro dell'Opera
June 2009: 18
(A 20h30), 19 (B 20h30),
20 (D 18h00), 21 (E
17h00),
23
(C 23h00). |
LA SYLPHIDE
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Music by Herman Severin von
Løvenskjold |
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Teatro Nazionale
September 2009: 25
(20h30), 26 (18h00), 27
(17h00). |
LA GITANA
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Music by Daniel F.E. Auber,
Johannes Schmidt |
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Teatro Nazionale
October 2009: 2
(20h30), 3 (18h00), 4
(17h00). |
PELLEAS ET MELISANDE
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Music by Claude Debussy |
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Teatro Costanzi
October 2009: 2
(A 20h30), 3 (D 18h00), 4
(E 17h00), 6 (B 20h30),
7
(f.a. 20h30), 8 (C 20h30),
9 (f.a. 20h30). |
LA FIGLIA DEL DANUBIO
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Music by Adolphe-Charles Adam |
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Teatro Nazionale
October 2009: 9
(20h30), 10 (18h00), 11
(17h00). |
CATARINA LA FIGLIADEL BANDITO
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Music byCesare Pugni
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Teatro Nazionale
October 2009: 17
(18h00), 18 (17h00). |
GISELLE
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Music by Cesare Pugni
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Teatro Nazionale
October 2009: 23
(20h30), 24 (18h00), 25
(17h00). |
GALA ROMANTIQUE
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Music by Cesare Pugni, Freidrich
Burgmüller, Holger Simon Paulli,
Edvard Helsted |
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Teatro Nazionale
October 2009: 29
(20h30), 30 (20h30), 31
(18h00). |
TANNHAUSER
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Music by Richard Wagner |
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Teatro dell'Opera
October 2009: 29
(A 19h00), 30 (D 18h00),
31 (E 17h00),
November 2009:
3 (B 19h00), 4 (f.a.
19h00), 5 (C 19h00), 6
(f.a. 19h00). |
LA MIA SCENA E’ UN BOSCO
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Music by George Philipp Telemann,
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van
Beethoven, Sergej Prokof’ev, Igor
Stravinskij, Bruno Maderna |
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Teatro Nazionale
November 2009: 14
(18h00), 15 (16h30). |
IL PAPAVERO ROSSO
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Music by Reinhold Glière |
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Teatro dell'Opera
November
2009: 17
(A 20h30), 18 (B 20h30),
19 (C 20h30), 20 (f.a.
20h30),
21
(D 18h00), 22 (E 16h30). |
PIERINO E IL LUPO
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Music by Sergeij Prokof’ev |
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Teatro Nazionale
November 2009: 24
(20h30), 28 (18h00), 29
(16h30). |
THE SWAN LAKE
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Music by Pëtr Il’ič Čajkovski |
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Teatro dell'Opera
November 2009: 27
(20h30), 28 (18h00), 29
(16h30).
December 2009:
1 (20h30) |
THE NUTCRACKER
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Music by Pëtr Il’ič Čajkovskij |
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Teatro Nazionale
December 2009: 15
(20h30), 19 (18h00), 20
(16h30), 22 (20h30), 23
(20h30), 24 (11h00), 27
(16h30), 29 (20h30), 30
(20h30), 31 (18h00). |
LA TRAVIATA
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Music by Giuseppe Verdi |
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Teatro dell'Opera
December 2009: 18
(A 20h30), 19 (D 18h00),
20 (E 16h30), 22 (B
20h30),
23
(C 20h30), 27 (f.a. 16h30),
29 (f.a. 20h30), 30
(f.a. 20h30), 31 (f.a.
18h00). |
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receive additional information on the
Opera Theatre or to book tickets for any
of the Opera Theater events please
contact
our concierge:
Valentina |
