Teatro della Concordia (Monte Castello di Vibio, Italy)
The Teatro della Concordia ( German: Theater of unity ) of Monte Castello di Vibio considered as the smallest theater in the world all'italiana. The construction of this theater has the shape of a bell, typical of the Italian style. It has only 99 seats, divided into 37 lodges and 62 floor parking. The auditorium has an area of 68 m², 50 m² and the stage comprises the entrance hall 29 m². The Teatro della Concordia is publicly available and is played regularly.
History
The theater was built in the early 19th century during the occupation by Napoleon's troops at the request of nine wealthy, native in Monte Castello di Vibio families and opened in 1808. With the appointment Concordia - unity wanted the builders remember the ideals of the French Revolution of liberty, equality and fraternity. The decorations, the curtains and the stage background were carried out by a native of La Spezia painter Cesare Agretti. His son Luigi Agretti created in 1892 at the age of only 15 years frescoes for the interior of the theater.
1823 founded the then owner of the theater, the Accademia dei soci del Teatro della Concordia, a society for the leadership of the House. In 1951 the theater was closed due to its poor structural condition and 1981, after exactly thirty years, acquired by the municipality and then restored. The restoration took seven years and was slides of the architect Paolo Leonelli and Mario Struzzi. In 1993, the theater was reopened by the founded in the same year club Società del Teatro della Concordia. Edoardo Brenci, the president of this association is planning since then in his voluntary role as director and artistic director of the house a series of events with numerous theater performances, concerts, exhibitions and readings. In 1997 the Teatro della Concordia was in a partnership with the Teatro Farnese of Parma, connected. 2008, a grand ceremony for the two hundredth anniversary of the Teatro della Concordia was held at the Sala espositiva Nello Latini was inaugurated, one in the basement of the theater in memory of Nello Latini, the co-founder and former Honorary President of the Società del Teatro della Concordia, equipped exhibition space.
Among the known artists that have occurred in the Teatro della Concordia include, among others, the Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida and the Austrian guitarist Johanna Beisteiner.