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Verdi's Theatres
Verdi Theatre in Busseto
The Giuseppe Verdi Theatre in Busseto was built after 1856, when the Municipality became the owner of the Pallavicino Fortress which dominates Piazza Verdi
The theatre was opened on 15 August 1868 - but Verdi was absent - with a performance of Rigoletto then of Un ballo in maschera. The dance scene was performed by Virginia Zucchi, who was destined to become one of the greatest ballet dancers of her time.
Toscanini conducted there in 1913, centenary of Verdi’s birth, and again in 1926, the twenty-fifth anniversary of the composer’s death.
The new theatre, found to the right of the fortress, maintained the structure of the small hall which preceded it and which it replaced.
The stalls have a wooden floor and seat about one hundred spectators; there are two tiers with sixteen boxes, the Royal box, and the gallery; the theatre seats about four hundred people altogether.
For tourist information:
Local site: Parma
Telefono 0524.92487
Magnani Theatre in Fidenza
A particularity of this theatre are the hand executed decorations by the set designer Girolamo Magnami which are rich in precious gilt stucco-work, allegoric figures, and perspective games which are multiplied in the large mirrors with gilt wooden frames in a style reminiscent of French models.
Magnami himself also designed and painted the scenes for the performance of Trovatore on the occasion of the inauguration of the theatre in October 1861.
To visit the theatre:
Visits can only be made with a reservation
Telephone: 0524.522044
Regio Theatre in Parma
The magnificent buildong hosts an opera season of the greatest importance while its archives house all its correspondence, artwork and printed matter relating to the theatre's activity.
To visit the theatre:
Teatro Regio
via Garibaldi, 16 - Parma
Telephone: 0521.218685
