Catania: Teatro Massimo Bellini

Country: Italy (Italia)
Region: Sicilia
City: Catania
Location: Via Perrotta 12

Built 1880-1887 by Andrea Scala and Carlo Sada. Ceiling painting by Ernesto Bellandi, painted curtain by Giuseppe Sciuti. Named in hounour of the Catania-born composer, Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835). Opened 31 May 1890 with Bellini's "Norma" (after three years of waiting after completion, due to a cholera epidemic). Used for opera performances and concerts. 1300 seats.

Link: www.teatromassimobellini.it

[Catania: Teatro Massimo Bellini] Front Text: "Catania, Teatro Massimo Bellini"
Publisher: Ufficio Rev. Stampa, Milano
Type: Divided Back
Size: Classic
Not sent.

[Catania: Teatro Massimo Bellini] Front Text: "Catania - La Sala del Teatro Bellini (Arch. Carlo Sada)"
Reverse Text: "Catania - La Salle du Théâtre Bellini (Architecte C. Sada) - Der Saal des Bellini-Theaters (Baumeister C. Sada) - The Hall of the Bellini Theatre (by Charles Sada)"
Publisher: Edizione Manara , Catania
Type: Divided Back
Size: Classic
Sent: from Dendermonde (Belgium) to Booischot (Belgium), 1987
[NB: the card has obviously been printed several decades earlier]

[Catania: Teatro Massimo Bellini] Reverse Text: "Catania, Interno Teatro Massimo Bellini, Inside Theatre Massimo Bellini, Intérieur Théâtre Massimo Bellini, Innere Theater Massimo Bellini" [sic!]
Publisher: Rotalfoto, Milano; 6544; 217
Size: Modern
Sent: from Catania to Falcone, 1975

[Catania: Teatro Massimo Bellini] Front Text: "Catania, Teatro Massimo Bellini"
Reverse Text: "Catania, Teatro Massimo Bellini notturno - Massimo Bellini theatre by night - Théâtre Massimo Bellini la nuit - Massimo Bellini Theater bei Nacht"
Publisher: Ediz. A. S. E. Arcangelo Santagati, Catania
Size: Modern
Not sent.


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