Teatro Di Noto

Completed at the end of the eighteenth century the great reconstruction of Noto on the current site, after the terrifying earthquake of 9 to 11 January 1693 that leveled the ancient city on the mountain Alveria, population netina felt the need to expand its artistic vocation - cultural and nurtured profound interest in the theater.

At the beginning of the nineteenth century, the need to find a suitable place to represent the "foyer" of the artistic and cultural life caused citizenship to allocate for this purpose (1836), a wing of Palazzo Ducezio, which corresponds to the current Motor Show representation and the neighboring areas. This solution proved inadequate to meet the demands of an increasingly numerous and demanding, especially after the transfer of the capital from Syracuse to Noto, which occurred in 1837.

In 1851. The growing taste for the theater led Cav. Lorenzo, Mayor of the time, and the City Council to respond favorably to the proposal from the Intendant of the Province. Cav. Salvatore La Rosa, to build a Municipal Theater in line with the cultural traditions of the city and the artistic needs of the new times, which can also accommodate a good number of spectators. In 1855 he set up a committee of citizens, with the task of raising funds. So it was purchased and demolished the house Salonia, at the expense of the Marquis of Castelluccio. and it was given to LNG. Francesco Sortino the design office of the Teatro di Noto, taking into account the artistic criteria followed by the great Italian and European theaters.

LNG to death. Sortino, which occurred in 1863, the direction of the work passed to LNG. Francesco Cassone. In 1864 the City undertook to continue the work and entrusted the construction work to the firm Ruiz of Syracuse. The technical and mechanical equipment was painted by Santi Ferrara from Messina. The limestone statue. allegory of the music, the two musical trophies and four tripods placed in the prospectus of the theater were made by the sculptor Giuliano from Palazzolo, the drawings of a tray; the decoration of the scenes was entrusted to painters Messina Subba and Di Stefano.

On the evening of December 4, 1870, the Municipal Theatre, named "Vittorio Emanuele", was inaugurated in a solemn opening ceremony, which recorded a considerable audience participation. Since then, the great artists of the caliber of Tina Di Lorenzo, Pierantonio Tasca and Eleonora Duse, along with countless other prominent personalities, they shared the stage of the Teatro Comunale di Noto and beautiful seasons have followed ranging from opera, prose , operetta, concerts.

Teatro Vittorio Emanuele (Foundation since 2000) is located in Piazza XVI Maggio, in the heart of the historical center, an area of ​​1075 square meters. The monumental building, neo-classical style, is on two floors; It features a façade punctuated by columns with pilasters relief decorations and rich capitals with floral motifs. Statues, trophies and next to the Liberty-style decoration surmounting the prospectus.

The interior now has 300 seats and is spread over three orders of stages tunnel. In previous seasons have alternated, the pieces of the season, other events (festivals, congresses, conferences, etc) that have enriched the cultural offer, becoming a reference point for all those who wish to benefit from a high-level cultural proposal, unique in the Province of Siracusa.E 'to be emphasized that the Teatro di Noto is the only theater, purpose built, the province currently accessible.

After a long period of restoration, the theater was reopened to the public, and has resumed its activities in 1998. Dal'98 there have been many artistic directors, whose programming has recreated cultural humus that has always characterized and livened the city, UNESCO heritage.

They have also been added educational and cultural initiatives, which have helped to develop qualified professionals among young people of the area, thus increasing the skills. In recent years, the results achieved were remarkable and significant. Programming you have added other related activities, aimed primarily at young people, which have been realized thanks to the involvement of educational institutions, teachers and the synergies with regional and national bodies.

In addition to the activities mentioned so far, the theater hosts a number of events of national importance that make it a cultural center of great importance in the province, while remaining careful not to overlook the realities and human resources of the territory, which maintains a constant dialogue , supporting the training and creativity of those young people who want to express themselves through art.