Auditorium

The municipal Auditorium, in Cagliari

The municipal Auditorium of Cagliari occupies the former church Santa Teresa, in the Marina district. The Cagliari audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this building of the seventeenth century built by the Jesuits, deconsecrated in the nineteenth century, crossed by the upheavals of history before becoming, after the war, a concert hall then the seat of the prestigious School of dramatic art of Cagliari.

History

The municipal Auditorium is in reality a former church, that of Santa Teresa, built in the seventeenth century by the Jesuits. In 1848, the church and the college became property of the State. Deconsecrated, it then sheltered the Archives, before becoming the seat of the Italian Youth of the Littorio, the youth organisation of the fascist regime of the time. In 1943, the building was bombed. It is after the war that the former church began to serve as a concert hall, its interior being definitively transformed and adapted to the function of auditorium in the 1980s. In the 2000s, the municipality of Cagliari decided to highlight it and to open it to theatre companies. The auditorium is today the seat of the School of dramatic art of Cagliari, that counts among the most prestigious of Italy. Thus, this place laden with history, passed from religious worship to the performing arts, illustrates the multiple lives of a building over the centuries.

What to see

Here you discover the former church Santa Teresa, built in the seventeenth century by the Jesuits, deconsecrated then become, after the upheavals of history and the bombings of 1943, a concert hall and today the seat of the prestigious School of dramatic art of Cagliari. The Auditorium illustrates the multiple lives of a building. It is a fine stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The municipal Auditorium lies piazzetta Dettori, in the Marina district, in Cagliari, reachable on foot. It is a performance hall and a school of dramatic art in activity, whose programme and access follow the conditions in force, which vary. It is best to enquire before coming.

Was the Auditorium of Cagliari a church?

Yes, it is the former church Santa Teresa, built in the seventeenth century by the Jesuits; deconsecrated in 1848, it sheltered the Archives then a youth organisation, was bombed in 1943, and became after the war a concert hall, transformed into an auditorium in the 1980s, today seat of the School of dramatic art of Cagliari.

Where is the municipal Auditorium in Cagliari?

Piazzetta Dettori, in the Marina district, in Cagliari, in Italy.