There are about thirty theatres in Florence, Italy (not counting those already closed or dismantled), and range from historic theatres, to national and municipal music halls.
There are four theaters devoted to classical music and opera (Comunale, Verdi, Pergola and Goldoni). Many citizens and tourists regularly visit these theatre halls, with over six hundred thousand tickets sold per season, compared with just under four hundred thousand residents.
List Name Founded Seats Notes ImageRoman Theatre 1st century AD 15,000 Under Palazzo Vecchio, destroyed Roman Amphitheatre 124-130 20,000 Between Piazza dei Peruzzi, Via dei Bentaccordi and Via Tòrta, now included in medieval edifices Teatro di via dell'Acqua around 1490 ? Teatro della Confraternita (later Accademia) del Vangelista Teatrino della Baldracca 1576 Today home to the Uffizi LibraryTeatro Mediceo 1586 In today's Uffizi, in Classicist style, later dismantledAmphitheater of Boboli 1637 At Palazzo Pitti, still used today for special events Teatro Niccolini (Teatro del Cocomero) 1648 c. 500 The first "modern" theatre in the city. Reopened in 2015. Teatro della Pergola 1656 999 The oldest active theatre and opera house in Florence; first teatro all'italiana Teatro Alfieri 1740 Demolished in 1928 Teatro Rinuccini 1753 Still used today for special events Teatro della Piazza vecchia 1759 ? Closed, today is a private palace Teatro dei Solleciti o Borgognissanti 1778 ? Closed in 1887, today is a church (Chiesa Evangelica Battista) Teatro degli Intrepidi (o Teatro Nuovo) 1779 Dismantled at the beginning of 1900 Sala del Conservatorio Luigi Cherubini 1784 120 Teatro Nazionale 1789 Closed Saloncino della Pergola 1804 324 Teatro Goldoni 1817 363 Restored and re-opened in 1997. Used by Opera di Firenze/ Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. Saloncino Castinelli 1817 ? Inside the Teatro Goldoni building, today, a movie theaterTeatro Diurno o Arena Goldoni 1818 1,500 DismantledTeatro Standish around 1838 Inside a private palaceTeatro dei Concordi 1839 ? Closed in 1854Teatro Verdi 1854 1,538 (Old name: Teatro Pagliano) Teatro Comunale 1862 1,800 Maggio Musicale Fiorentino's base Teatro Arena Nazionale 1864 It was an open-air arena, today is a (closed) movie theater (Cinema Apollo) Teatro Umberto I around 1864 Destroyed, it was in the centre of piazza d'Azeglio (square) Teatro delle Logge around 1865 Inside the Loggia del Grano building, near the Palazzo Vecchio. Since 1910 Italian Folies Bergère, then a movie theater (Cinema Capitol), and then, briefly, a store. Teatro dell'Affratellamento 1876 Teatro Arena San Salvi 1890 100 Teatro dell'Istituto Francese 1911 99 Teatro di Rifredi 1914 286 Teatro 13 1931 152 Cinema Teatro Nuovo Sentiero around 1933 239 Teatro Puccini 1940 634 Used mainly for comedies and variety shows Auditorium FLOG 1945 1,000 Used mainly for pop/rock concerts Teatro Estivo Il Boschetto 1947 300 An open-air arena Teatro l'Amicizia around 1950 Closed Teatro dell'Oriuolo 1951 Closed Teatro Everest 1958 240 In Galluzzo, a suburb of Florence Teatro Nuovo 1964 170 Sala Vanni 1972 192 Teatro del Rondò di Bacco 1975 96 At Palazzo Pitti, still used today for special events Sala Teatro Cinema ACLI Ponte a Ema around 1975 120 In Ponte a Ema, a suburb of FlorenceTeatro Reims 1976 290 Teatro Saschall 1978 1,700 Used mainly for pop/rock concerts (Old name: Teatro Tenda) Piccolo Teatro Comunale (Ridotto) 1983 587 Teatro Le Laudi 1983 254 Teatro della Compagnia 1987 500 Closed Teatro La Fiaba 1991 300 Teatro di Cestello 1993 192 Near the church of San Frediano in Cestello Stazione Leopolda Fabbrica Europa 1994 It was a railway station. Wide building, used for various purposes (also theater, since 1994) Teatro della Limonaia di Villa Strozzi 1998 380 It was the old orangery of Villa Strozzi al Boschetto - project by Giuseppe Poggi, middle of 1800. Decayed, it's been restored in 1998 - project by Giovanni Michelucci (1973) revisited by Bruno Sacchi (1987). Auditorium Clinica Medica 1999 140 Arena Cinecittà Teatro San Quirico 2000 150 Teatro Cantiere Florida 2002 296 Circolo Teatro del Sale 2003 99 Restaurant and theatreTeatro Auditorium al Duomo 2006 275 Near the Florence Cathedral Parco della musica e della cultura around 2011 c. 8,000 Under construction. It will be the new Maggio Musicale Fiorentino's base
See also Music of Florence
References Garbero Zorzi, Elvira and Luigi Zangheri, eds. (1998). I Teatri storici della Toscana. Marsilio Editori.