Teatro Comunale di Modena

Modena, Italy

Open to visitors

The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

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Phone: +39 059 2033020

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The Teatro Comunale di Modena is an opera house in Modena, Emilia-Romagna, designed by architect Francesco Vandelli and opened on 2 October 1841. Built to replace an aging earlier theatre that had hosted works by Donizetti, Bellini, and Rossini, the new house was funded through the sale of boxes and a substantial gift from Duke Francis IV. Vandelli drew inspiration from theatres in Piacenza, Mantua, and Milan in creating the design, which opened with a specially commissioned opera, Alessandro Gandini's *Adelaide di Borgogna al Castello di Canossa*. Originally called the 'Teatro dell'Illustrissima Comunità', the theatre underwent several name changes—becoming the 'Teatro Municipale' in 1859 and reverting to 'Teatro Comunale' in 1956. Following closure during the First World War (1915–1923), the theatre received significant restorations in the late twentieth century and was renamed in honour of the celebrated Modenese tenor Luciano Pavarotti in 2007. It is recognised as Italian national heritage.