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Teatro Impavidi

IThe theatre stands in Piazza Garibaldi on the foundations of the abandoned church and convent of the Domenican brotherhood, highlighting its role as "secular temple" for Sarzana's bourgeoisie at the start of the XVIII century.
Building started on May 31st, 1807, and was completed in July 1809. Much of the pre-existing part was demolished but some traces still remain of the previous building, such as a lunette with fresco (in the dressing rooms of the theatre).

The facade to the square has two rows of windows, some of which are gabled. The facade is adorned by moulding, by some pilasters and by the presence of varios elements in wrought ironwork such as the light brackets, the guttering brackets, the water gratings, as witness of Sarzana's tradition in wrought iron craftmanship.

Inside the stalls are enclosed by three tiers of boxes and a central gallery, amounting to around 800 seats, excluding the stalls. The theatre is enriched with decorations, stuccoes and medallions. The square proscenium has in the upper part an upright proscenium arch supported by Corinthian style pilasters, the rear curtain shows Homer playing a lyre and the partitions between the upper tier boxes are decorated with caryatids in relief. the cieling was decorated by the Genoese artist Giovan Battista Celle and the roof above is supported by wooden trusses covering a span of around 15 metres, with an impressive timber arrangement of beams and rafters. The cieling collapsed in 1815 and after a year of work the theatre reopened with its vault newly frescoed. It was damaged again during World War II when a bomb went through the roof vault and permanently damaged part of the frescoes.

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