The theatre

In 1868 a town council debate decided to build a new theatre, designed by the architect Carlo Grotteschi. Some private buildings were demolished in order to enlarge Via Mazzini and to build Piazza Jacopone. In 1872 the theatre was finished and in 1876 "Un ballo in maschera", Verdi's opera, was performed on the occasion of the centenary of Madonna del Campione. Later the painter Annibale Brugnoli painted the beautiful curtain depicting Ludovico Ariosto's visit to Todi.