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Historic theatre, 19th century
Teatro comunale Dante Alighieri
Opera house in Ravenna, Italy
Ravenna (RA), Emilia-Romagna
At a glance
- Type
- Historic theatre
- Period
- Modern era, 19th century
- Architects
- Giovanni Battista Meduna, Tommaso Meduna
- Protection
- Italian national heritage
- Coordinates
- 44°25′02″ N, 12°12′04″ E
- Address
- Via Angelo Mariani, 2, 48121 Ravenna
About
The Teatro Comunale Alighieri is an opera house located at 2 Via Mariani in Ravenna, Italy and designed by the Venetian architects, Tommaso Meduna and his brother, Giambattista who had designed the second La Fenice theatre after the fire of 1836. The new Teatro Comunale Alighieri was inaugurated on 15 May 1852 with a production of Meyerbeer's Robert le diable, followed by Giovanni Pacini's Medea.
It presently offers a program of up to six operas during the season which runs from November to April.
For about 125 years following 1723, Ravenna had one main theatre for the presentation of opera, the Teatro Comunitativo located outside the centre of the city. It featured a lavishly decorated, U-shaped baroque auditorium with 97 boxes on four tiers. In the 50 years following 1802, it presented 170 operatic productions, 24 of which were by Rossini, 22 by Donizetti, and 10 by Verdi. However, the 1830s and 1840s revealed its inadequacy, and plans were made to build a new theatre in the heart of the city; the cornerstone of the replacement theatre was laid in 1840.
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Timeline
- 19th centuryBuilt
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Getting there
RavennaTrain, nearest
600 m as the crow flies
Teatro comunale Dante AlighieriVia Angelo Mariani, 2, 48121 Ravenna
Aeroporto Gastone Novelli6.3 km
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Teatro comunale Dante Alighieri?
Teatro comunale Dante Alighieri is in Ravenna, in the province of Ravenna (Emilia-Romagna), Italy. Address: Via Angelo Mariani, 2, 48121 Ravenna. GPS coordinates: 44.41722, 12.20114.
How old is Teatro comunale Dante Alighieri?
Wikidata dates it to the 19th century.
What else is there to see near Teatro comunale Dante Alighieri?
Nearby you’ll find: Centro dantesco dei Frati minori conventuali di Ravenna (100 m away), Arian Baptistry (200 m away), Palazzo della Provincia (200 m away).
Sources and licences
Text. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.
Credits for the 9 photos
- Teatro Alighieri Ravenna 2007 — Flugs, Public domain
- Ravenna - Teatro comunale Dante Alighieri - 2025-09-11 11-30-48 001 — Redrumstudio, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ravenna - Teatro comunale Dante Alighieri — Marek Śliwecki, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Italie, Ravenne, Teatro Comunale Alighieri (48087006906) — Marie Thérèse Hébert & Jean Robert Thibault, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Teatro Dante Alighieri facciata orizzontale — Opi1010, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Teatro Dante Alighieri facciata verticale — Opi1010, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Teatro dante alighieri, a ravenna — Federico Bragee, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Teatro dante alighieri, ravenna — Federico Bragee, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Facciata del teatro Alighieri — Robertakool, CC BY-SA 3.0
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences