Bonifazio asioli correggio biography

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Asioli Theatre

In 1850 there was the beginning of a new stonework theatre according to a design by the architect Francesco Forti, and the inauguration in 1852; the theatre was completed about twenty years later.
The façade was finished in 1872-73 by the engineer Antonio Tegani from Reggio Emilia by using eight marble columns offered by the Municipality of Modena. In 1880 the theatre was named after the musician Bonifazio Asioli. It was partly destroyed by a fire in 1889 and rebuilt at the end of the XIX century according to a design by the municipal engineer Giuseppe Aimi. Thanks to a public petition the theatre was inaugurated in 1898 on the occasion of the performance "Bohème" by Giacomo Puccini. In 1909 another fire caused the death of two people with few damage to the building. From 1943 to 1960 it hosted film showings and then was closed until 1973.
The painter Franco Zanichelli was in charge of the restoration of frescoes, decorations and p

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