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Historic theatre
Teatro comunale Angelo Masini
Civic theatre in Faenza, Italy
Faenza (RA), Emilia-Romagna
At a glance
- Type
- Historic theatre
- Style
- Italian Neoclassical architecture
- Architect
- Giuseppe Pistocchi
- Protection
- Italian national heritage
- Coordinates
- 44°17′08″ N, 11°52′55″ E
- Address
- Piazza Nenni, 3 (già della Molinella), - Faenza
About
The Teatro Angelo Masini is an opera house located on Piazza Nenni in central Faenza, region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
The structure was built during 1780–1787 to replace the antecedent and smaller Teatro dell'Accademia dei Remoti which had been located in the Palazzo del Podestà. The Academy of the Remote had been originally been founded in 1673 as a literary and erudite society. Meeting in the Palazzo del Podesta, in 1714 they decided to erect a small crowded theater in their meeting hall with three orders, designed by Carlo Cesare Scaletta and inaugurated on 21 June 1723. But the seating began to fall into ruin, and alternate plans were commissioned. The architect Giuseppe Pistocchi had suggested to build a new theater in the Podesta, but the location was moved to this courtyard-piazza for this theater. Much of the funding was provided by the municipality. The inaugural performances included two ballets and the opera Caio Ostilio by Francesco Bianchi.
In 1826, it underwent its first refurbishment under Filippo Antolini and Antonio Argnani. The refurbishment cleaned some of the soot created by the lamps, and modified the central balcony seats which had double height.
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Timeline
- 1788Opened
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Photos
Getting there
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
Nearby
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Teatro comunale Angelo Masini?
Teatro comunale Angelo Masini is in Faenza, in the province of Ravenna (Emilia-Romagna), Italy. Address: Piazza Nenni, 3 (già della Molinella), - Faenza. GPS coordinates: 44.28558, 11.88208.
What else is there to see near Teatro comunale Angelo Masini?
Nearby you’ll find: Open-Air Museum of Contemporary Art (100 m away), Palazzo Pasolini (100 m away), Museo del Risorgimento e dell’età contemporanea (100 m away).
Sources and licences
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Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.
Credits for the 4 photos
- Faenza - teatro comunale Angelo Masini - sala — Lorenzo Gaudenzi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Masini2 cr — Lorenzo Gaudenzi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Nuvole sul teatro — Frenky65, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Paolo Monti - Servizio fotografico (Faenza, 1976) - BEIC 6329201 — Paolo Monti, CC BY-SA 4.0
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences