Theaters Country of Bologne

In Largo Respighi, the Municipality of Bologna, following the destruction of the old theater commissioned Antonio Galli Bibiena to design a large theater in full Baroque style. Since that moment, numerous and great artists have set the scene of the Teatro Comunale di Bologna, which has always been synonymous with excellence.

A well known theater in Bologna, by adults for its long tradition and by the young for the many events organized. As the inscription at the entrance reads,  the Arena by Pietro Bonini, leather merchant, was born in July 1810.

The prose theater of the city and also the oldest, being inside the Palazzo del Giglio that since the 17th century already housed the theater of San Severo. It was named after Teatro Duse only in 1898, in honor of Eleonora Duse, the most famous Italian actress of the time. It has almost a thousand places.

In the early days it was used as a Theater and a Casa del Fascio even if the structure, simple and linear, does not recall the modernist modules in vogue at that time. This space was intended for fencing exercises and gymnastic exercises. Renovated in the 1960s and 1980s, the Teatro Testoni is counted among the most active rooms in Italy.

It is the most central theater of Bologna, a few steps from Piazza Maggiore, in the elegant Via D'Azeglio. Here theatrical performances, exhibitions of young artists, theater classes, book presentations and conferences are held weekly.

It was founded in 1933 as a cinema and theater; it is a building in full Art Nouveau in the heart of the city. The 2003 restoration does not affect its facade but transforms it into an auditorium theater, ready to welcome classical music, but also jazz, ethnic and modern becoming the annual residence of music Bolognese.