Amintore Galli Theatre
The Amintore Galli Theatre (Italian: Teatro Amintore Galli), formerly the New Municipal Theatre (Teatro Nuovo Comunale) and the Victor Emmanuel II Theatre (Teatro Vittorio Emanuele II), is an opera house and theatre in Rimini, in the region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
Italian: Teatro Amintore Galli | |
The theatre's façade in June 2015 | |
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| Address | Rimini Italy |
| Coordinates | 44°3′36.6″N 12°33′53.5″E |
| Owner | Comune di Rimini |
| Type | Theatre |
| Genre(s) | Music |
| Capacity | 800 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 8 August 1843 |
| Built | 1843-57 |
| Opened | 11 July 1857 |
| Renovated | 1916-23, 1975, 1997-2001, 2009, 2014-18 |
| Architect | Luigi Poletti |
| Builder | Pietro Bellini |
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Inaugurated on 11 July 1857, the theatre was designed by Luigi Poletti, and is considered one of his architectural masterpieces, marking the transition from the purist neoclassical school of his training. Notably, the theatre hosted the world premiere of Giuseppe Verdi's Aroldo on 16 August 1857. It was renovated after being damaged by the 1916 Rimini earthquakes, and flourished in Fascist Italy following its reopening in 1923. During the Second World War, the theatre was severely damaged by Allied bombardment. In 1947, the semi-destroyed theatre was renamed after Amintore Galli, a Valmarecchian music journalist and composer. Following a complete restoration in the 2010s, the Galli Theatre reopened on 28 October 2018.
The theatre is managed directly by Rimini's municipal government, and hosts musical events and cultural festivals, such as the Sagra Musicale Malatestiana. The theatre's atrium is also used for weddings. The theatre can accommodate 800 spectators in its three tiers of boxes and gallery.