| Palermo: Teatro Massimo |
Country: Italy (Italia) Region: Sicilia City: Palermo Location: Piazza Giuseppe Verdi Built 1875-1897 by G. B. Basile (who had been elected by a jury including the German theatre architect, Gottfried Semper). Opened 16 May 1897 with Verdi's "Falstaff". Restorations from 1974. Subsequently closed for many years without an official reason. Re-opened 12 May 1997 as a concert hall, re-opened 2 Apr 1998 as an opera house. Capacity: 2228 persons. Link: www.teatromassimo.it |
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Front Text: "Teatro Massimo - Palermo"Publisher: Stengel & Co., Dresden; 19758 Type: Divided Back Size: Classic Sent: from Palermo to Chemnitz (Germany), 1911 |
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Front Text: "Palermo, Teatro Massimo"Handwritten Front Text: 1924 (date?) Publisher: B G P Size: Classic Not sent. |
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Front Text: "Palermo, Piazza G. Verdi e Teatro Massimo"Reverse Text: "18 Novembre 1937-XVI - II° annuale dell'iniquo assedio economico", plus a Fascist/Nazi propaganda text in Italian and German Publisher: "Cartolina Omaggio ai Camerati Nazisti della Federazione Combattenti di Palermo" Type: Propaganda Card Size: Modern Sent: from Venezia to Heidelberg (Germany), 1937 |
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Stamp (Italy, 1997)
Front Text: "Teatro Massimo Palermo" |