two sunny and nice days in a place above the dome...in an ancient voices of blessed fortune.i was feeling like in paradise...so welcome to ravena...place of sun great culture and nice music and theatre...se feliz mons amigos...

Beautiful building Teatro Comunale Alighieri is located in the historic center of Ravenna. Teatro Comunale Alighieri is an opera house, it is designed by the Venetian architects, Tommaso Meduna and his brother Giambattista, who had designed Gran Teatro La Fenice in Venice after the fire of 1836. The cornerstone of the theatre was laid in 1840. Construction ended in 1852. The Teatro Comunale was named in honor and memory, by the famous poet, Dante Aligheri, who had been exiled from Florence and then he was spent the last four years of his life in Ravenna. Reflecting the style of the Venetian brothers, the exterior of the Alighieri is neo-classical with a four ionic columns and a portico with statues of four Muses. The interior is beautiful with 118 loggia in four tiers plus a gallery, the auditorium was constructed in the traditional horseshoe shape with 830 seats. The inauguration took place on May 15, 1852 with "Roberto il diavolo" by Giacomo Meyerbeer, directed by Giovanni Nostini, followed by the dance "La zingara", with the étoile August Maywood. The famous operas by Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi, Gioachino Rossini, Domenico Donizzeti followed. Also on the stage of the theater performed the famous musical personalities such as Alfred Cortot, Nathan Milstein, Andrés Segovia, Maria Callas ,Riccardo Muti...... An nice building with a beautiful and interesting history.