Teatro Lirico (Milan)
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The Teatro Lirico is a theatre in Milan, Italy. In the 19th and early 20th centuries it hosted numerous opera performances, including the world premieres of Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore and Giordano's Fedora. The theatre, located on Via Rastrelli, closed in 1998. However, a restoration project was begun in April 2007, and it has finally re-opened in December 2021 as the Teatro Lirico Giorgio Gaber.
Stage Entertainment carried on the renovation of the Theatre, completing all finishes and all workings started by the administration "Comune di Milano".
The stage setting for Rossini's Le Comte Ory as performed at the Teatro alla Canobbiana in 1830
Interior of the Teatro Lirico in 1938, after the restoration of Antonio Cassi Ramelli
As the main economic and industrial center in Italy, and the country's second largest city, Milan was subjected to heavy bombing during World War II, being the most bombed city in Northern Italy and one of the most bombed cities in the country.
Buildings destroyed in Milan after the August 1943 bombings. Milan Cathedral in the background.
Destroyed factories in Milan
The Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie after the August 1943 bombings
Damage of the Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio