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THE NICOLA VACCAJ THEATRE |
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 Photo: Renato Gatta |
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The Nicola Vaccaj Theatre was inaugurated on 10 September 1797, despite the fact that it had been finished two years before, in 1795. Due to the unsteady political situation, it was then thought better to postpone its opening; the favourable occasion was offered by the Peace Treaty signed between Napoleon and the Holy See. The original name of the theatre was “Teatro dell’Aquila” (Theatre of the Eagle), from the two-headed eagle which formed part of the family coat of arms of Cardinal Caradini, Prefect of the Holy Congregation of Good Government. It was Cardinal Caradini, in fact, who granted |
permission to the building of the theatre in 1787. The interior of the building was originally frescoed by Giuseppe Lucatelli of Tolentino, who also made the project, while most of the frescoes which can be admired today are the result of a later restoration work made in 1881 by painter Luigi Fontana. Recent restoration (1985) gave the theatre back its ancient splendour. It is in the Vaccaj Theatre that the artists of the theatrical company of La Rancia, which was born here, often stage their performances under the direction of Saverio Marconi, making Tolentino known in Italy and in the whole world. |
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