Communal Theatre

The Municipal Theatre, in Bologna

The Municipal Theatre of Bologna is the great opera house of the town, a prestigious stage of the lyric art. The Bologna audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this eighteenth-century building, a high place of music in a town listed by UNESCO for music.

The opera house of the town of music

The Municipal Theatre is the main opera house of Bologna and one of the high places of the cultural life of the town. Built in the eighteenth century by a member of the famous Galli Bibiena family, architects specialised in theatres, it was erected on the site of a former palace and inaugurated with pomp. Its Italian-style hall, richly adorned and equipped with boxes, has hosted for generations operas, concerts and shows, and created there important works of the repertoire. Bologna has a rich musical tradition, which moreover earned it being recognised by UNESCO as a creative town of music. The Municipal Theatre embodies this vocation and perpetuates the lyric and musical influence of the town. It is a prestigious stage and a stop for music lovers in Bologna.

What to see

Here you discover the great opera house of the town, built in the eighteenth century by a member of the famous Galli Bibiena family, its richly adorned Italian-style hall equipped with boxes, which hosts operas, concerts and shows, a witness of the rich musical tradition of Bologna, recognised as a creative town of music by UNESCO. The Municipal Theatre is a prestigious stage of Bologna. It is a stop for music lovers, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Municipal Theatre lies in the university quarter of Bologna, reachable on foot. You admire its façade from outside; the shows and visits follow their own programme and hours, which vary. It is best to check the agenda before coming.

Who built the Municipal Theatre of Bologna?

A member of the famous Galli Bibiena family, architects specialised in theatres, in the eighteenth century; its Italian-style hall hosts operas and concerts in a town recognised as a creative town of music by UNESCO.

Where is the Municipal Theatre of Bologna?

In the university quarter of Bologna, in Italy.