Teatro Carlo Goldoni

In 1869 the Teatro Carlo Goldoni replaced the previous Teatro del Sole Nascente, built between 1736 and 1752 by the architect Angelo Birza. The work, begun by the Florentine architect Pasqui, was then modified by Francesco Fellini and Crescentino Quagliani, the latter commissioned to complete the work. Quagliani simplified some of Fellini's solutions, but designed an innovative system for raising the stalls to stage level. After nine years, the work was completed under the direction of Achille Buffoni, Government Engineer of Senigallia. In the twentieth century, new boxes were added to the proscenium. The theatre is located in the historic centre of Corinaldo, near the Porta Nuova, in a 17th-century building originally intended as a Poor Clare convent but never used as such. A distinctive feature of the theater is the large stage, which can be integrated with the 64 square meters of the stalls thanks to the mechanism designed by Quagliani, transforming the two spaces into a single room for events and parties.