Petruzzelli Theater

Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari

Teatro Petruzzelli, look at the stage, 2008

The Teatro Petruzzelli is an Italian opera house in Bari with a capacity of 1482 seats that was built in 1903.

history

The Teatro Petruzzelli is one of the largest private theaters in Italy. It was built for the then considerable sum of 1,600,000 lire . It was equipped with heating and electricity. The theater was opened on February 14, 1903 with Les Huguenots by Giacomo Meyerbeer .

Completely destroyed by fire, it has been rebuilt since 1991 and opened in 2009 with a concert with the 9th Symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven .

The first scenic performance was then on December 6, 2009 Turandot .

Web links

Commons : Teatro Petruzzelli  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• So nacque il gioiello di Bari. History of the theater (Italian)
• Ultimo atto - Il rogo del Petruzzelli. Video on La storia siamo noi (Italian)
• Teatro Pubblico Pugliese - Comune di Bari (Italian)

Coordinates: 41 ° 7 ′ 24.8 ″  N , 16 ° 52 ′ 22 ″  E