Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Opera Theatre in Rome is dedicated to opera and ballet. It was designed by Achille Sfondrini in neo-Renaissance style. The first Theater, inaugurated at the presence of King Umberto I of Savoy in 1880, with "Semiramide" by Rossini, was not large, but had excellent acoustics and a beautiful dome painted by Andrea Brugnoli. In 1926 the City of Rome bought the Theater and took over the management: the work completion, expansion and renovation was entrusted to architect Marcello Piacentini, who rebuilt the full exterior elevations and increased orders of one of, as well as install an extraordinary crystal chandelier from Murano, considered the largest in the world. The Theater was renamed "Royal Opera House" and was re-opened in 1928 with "Nero" by Arrigo Boito. In 1956, the City of Rome entrusted to the same Piacentini offices to undertake a new project of expansion, with the creation of a grand staircase, a foyer and a twentieth century facade. The Theater has a capacity of about 1.700 seats. It has its own dance troupe and a dance school.
