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The theatre “La Fenice” of Senigallia, is the city historical theatre.
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The new municipal theater was called "La Fenice", as was often the case of theaters rebuilt following the a fire. It was characterized by a structure with stalls of 182 m², 99 boxes on four orders (24 on the first and 25 on each of the others) and the gallery. The capacity touched 1,000 seats, 344 of which in the stalls. The theater quickly acquired a great reputation, reproducing works by Carlo Goldoni and protracting the period of the shows, until then limited to the period of the local Maddalena fair, also to the carnival period. Memorable in July 1904 was the presence in Senigallia of Pietro Mascagni who directed the Iris at the theatre. He arrived in the city the 25th of july, because there was a general exposition of the Marche’s region, the master was welcomed warmly by the population and conducted his work on 31th of july. Master Mascagni wrote about his brief but positive experience in Senigallia to the mayor of that period: The memory of this month, spent in peace and surrounded by sympathy, will never pale in my mind and in my heart. I owe to Senigallia one of my greatest satisfactions and I also owe the pages of my new score » The new score was probably "Amica" [1] of 1905. The activity of the Senigallian theater continued until the earthquake of 1930 which condemned him to a forced unavailability.
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The original construction, that doesn’t exist anymore, was entrusted to the local architect Pietro Ghinelli following a decision of the municipal administration dated 3nd September 1828: the works began on October 18th , 1828 the works ended in July 1830. The structure of the hall presents three superimposed orders of stages for a total of 63, dominated by a large gallery, a large stage, dressing rooms for actors and extras, hall for coffee and restaurant. In the night of 9th August 1838, after the performance of “La battaglia di Navarino” of Giovanni Emanuele Bidere, the theatre was tragically destroyed in a terrible fire. The reconstruction started in January of the following year and ended in about 11 months.
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After many decades the reconstruction work began, during which an archaeological area came to light, in particular the intersection of two of the main roads of “Sena Gallica” romana. The modern theatre was built at the current street level and below the space for the Archaeological Area La Fenice was created. On 5 December 1996 the new theatre La Fenice was inaugurated. Each facade of theatre was built in the logic of representing a different architectural style: The prospect along Via Pisacane for example, looking the eighteenth century part of the city, is characterized by an architectural order clearly inspired by the Ercolani’s porch, also of the eighteenth century, while the part of the theater that turns to the historical center has sixteenth- century elements such as the large quadripartite window found in many buildings of the time. The performance hall is composed by a rectangular shape (32.80 m x 24.70 m) with a stepped floor of progressively increasing elevation and has a capacity of 874 places. The curtain is the work of the artist Enzo Cucchi, made in 1996. While in the past the building was used for as a cinema, now, in addition to hosting the normal theater seasons, it is used for shows and film reproductions for local schools.
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"amica" by Pietro Mascagni
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comune di senigallia
- Mascagni a Senigallia, su comune.senigallia.an.it. URL consultato il 14 giugno 2010 (archiviato dall'url originale il 27 marzo 2010).
- L'inaugurazione del nuovo teatro, su comune.senigallia.an.it.
- L'antico teatro, su comune.senigallia.an.it. URL consultato il 14 giugno 2010 (archiviato dall'url originale il 27 marzo 2010).