Teatro Comunale Garibaldi

The Municipal Theatre of Figline e Incisa Valdarno, named after Giuseppe Garibaldi, was built near the 14th century walls of the "cassero" on a design by the architect Angelo Pierallini and on the initiative of a company of shareholders, the Accademia dei Risorti, chaired by the Count Alfredo Serristori, who inaugurated in 1869 the conversation rooms by organising there a big ball. It was then bought in 1878 by some Figline citizens who founded the Accademia dei Concordi. The first concert was held on April 16 1872 with a performance of the "Ernani" opera by Giuseppe Verdi, while on June 7 1884, the first drama "Arduino d'Ivrea" by Stanislao Morelli, was staged.

Text from FeelFlorence (en), the official tourism portal of the Comune di Firenze and the Citta Metropolitana di Firenze; shortened