Teatro Lauro Rossi is a theatre and opera house in Macerata, Italy, inaugurated in 1774 with Pasquale Anfossi's setting of Metastasio's libretto L'Olimpiade."Teatro Lauro Rossi", sferisterio.it. "L'incarico venne affidato al più grande architetto teatrale dell'epoca , detto il Bibiena, il cui progetto poi venne riadattato dall'architetto Cosimo Morelli, nel 1769, che ne diresse i lavori di costruzione. Inaugurato nel 1774, con l'opera Olimpiade del compositore napoletano Pasquale Anfossi, venne intitolato nel 1884 maceratese Lauro Rossi (1812–1885)." It was renamed in honour of local composer Lauro Rossi in 1884, the year before the composer's death."Teatro Lauro Rossi", City of Macerata (in Italian)Gregor Clark, Cristian Bonetto, Lonely Planet Italy (2018): "Teatro Lauro Rossi is an elegant theatre built in 1774 for the musical enjoyment of the nobility. It now also allows well-dressed riff-raff to attend. It stages everything from classical music concerts to comedies, contemporary plays and dance productions..." The Teatro Lauro Rossi is now one of the venues employed by Sferisterio – Macerata Opera Festival.
In July 2026, the condominio theatres of the 18th and 19th centuries in Central Italy (including Teatro Lauro Rossi) were designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
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