Teatro Manzoni

It was built at the end of the 19th century thanks to a group of Florentine nobles and notables (such as Bastogi, Venturi-Ginori, Digerini-Nuti, Baldini, Bombici-Pontelli, Orlandini, Morrocchi), who, on 29 November 1889, established the Società Civile Filarmonica (a Philharmonic Society also known as Società Civile del Teatro). In February 1895, the building was completed and “La Favorita” by Donizetti inaugurated the theatre in April of the same year. In 1908, the theatre was renovated by Giuseppe Targioni, who, nonetheless, chose to keep the existing ceiling decoration depicting an allegory of Music surrounded by four Victories and several putti holding musical instruments.

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