Teatro Regio Ducale

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Teatro Regio Ducale was an 18th-century opera house in Milan that served as the city’s principal theater before being destroyed by fire and replaced by La Scala.


Statements (44)
Predicate Object
instanceOf former building
opera house
theatre building
architecturalStyle Baroque architecture
audienceType aristocratic audience
public audience
buildingType horseshoe-shaped theatre
cityPrincipalTheatre Milan NERFINISHED
country Italy
culturalRegion Northern Italy NERFINISHED
dateOfDestruction 1776
destroyedBy fire
era 18th century
followedBy Teatro alla Scala as main Milanese opera house NERFINISHED
functionedAs court theatre
hasAlternativeName Regio Ducal Teatro NERFINISHED
Royal Ducal Theatre NERFINISHED
Teatro Regio Ducal NERFINISHED
hasCategory Buildings and structures destroyed by fire in Italy
Former theatres in Italy
Opera houses in Milan
heritage predecessor of La Scala
historicalRole center of operatic life in Milan before La Scala
inception 1717
locatedIn Duchy of Milan NERFINISHED
Lombardy NERFINISHED
Milan NERFINISHED
Piazza del Duomo, Milan NERFINISHED
near Milan Cathedral
locatedInPoliticalEntity Habsburg Monarchy NERFINISHED
notableEvent its destruction led to the construction of La Scala
opened 1717
ownedBy Ducal authorities of Milan NERFINISHED
patron Habsburg rulers of Milan
preceded Teatro alla Scala as main Milanese opera venue
precededBy earlier court theatres in Milan
principalUse opera performances
theatrical performances
replacedBy Teatro alla Scala NERFINISHED
significance principal opera house of Milan in the 18th century
status destroyed
usedFor court festivities
premieres of operas
public performances

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
La Scala
predecessor

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