COSA VEDERE
WHAT TO SEE
По ступенькам
традиций и античной
истории.
Римский театр
по-прежнему живет
театральной и
музыкальной жизнью.
Il Teatro è costituito dai resti dell’edifi-
cio scenico, dell’orchestra, della cavea,
in calcare bianco della Valpolicella, di
due ordini di gallerie e di tre terrazze
di raccordo con la sommità del colle.
Dalla loggia superiore è possibile accede-
re al Museo Archeologico, ospitato nell’ex
convento di S. Girolamo.
It is here at the Teatro Romano where the pe-
ople of Verona celebrate important summer
festivals: the theater complex is composed
of buildings from several periods, inserted
into a lovely natural atmosphere in the side
of the hill. Originally the theater was com-
posed of terraces that went from the shore
of the Adige River to the top of the hill, with
a temple crowning the complex. It was built
at the beginning of the first century A.D.,
and during the 10th century religious and
residential buildings were erected, which
completely hid the structure of the theater.
One of such buildings which today is still
standing, on the eastern wing of the cavea,
is the church of Saints Siro to Liberta. During
approximately the middle of the 19th centu-
ry, excavation of the site was first begun, and
in 1904 the Town of Verona was donated the
area, such that they carried on recuperating
the site until its completion, in the 70s. From
1948 onwards, the theater has been the seat
of the so-called Estate Teatrale Veronese,
which is a summer festival for theatrical
performances (with a clear preference for
Shakespeare and Goldoni), and since 1968
dance performances have been added to
the program. Furthermore, since 1985 it has
been the seat of the Verona Jazz Festival.
The Teatro Romano is composed of the
archaeological remains of the stage, the
orchestra, the cavea, made of white lime-
stone from Valpolicella, two galleries and
three terraces, reaching the top of the hill.
From the upper loggia it is possible to reach
the Museo Archeologico, which is housed in
the Ex Convento di S. Girolamo.
Upon the stone steps of tradition.
The Teatro Romano is still used today
for remarkable theatrical
and musical productions.
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