Pisa
- Dell’Ira, Gino. I teatri di Pisa (1773–1986).Pisa: Giardini, 1987. 400p. and
about 100 unnumbered pages of pictures. No ISBN. ML1733.8 .P58 D4.
Good histories of the Teatro Ravviati (later the Teatro Rossi) and the
Politeama Nuovo (later the Teatro Verdi), with chronologies and casts. Covers
all works given in the city. Each theater has a separate index. Bibliography,
general index.
Prato
- Fioravanti, Roberto. La musica a Prato dal duecento al novecento.Prato:
Azienda Autonoma Turismo, 1973. 387p. No ISBN. ML290.8 .P7 F52.
A scholarly history, with inventory of sources and illustration of major docu-
ments. Considers all musical life from the 13th century, with a complete list of
works performed at the Teatro Metastasio, 1830–1964, with casts. Bibliogra-
phy and index of names.
Ravenna
- Ravaldini, Gaetano. Spettacoli nei teatri e in altri luoghi di Ravenna, 1555–
- Realtà Regionale. Fonte e studi, 3. Bologna: University Press, 1978.
398p. No ISBN. PN2686 .R3 R28.
Chronologies for each theater, with casts; these include operas among other
stage works. Good documentation; 59 illustrations; useful indexes of titles,
conductors, singers, ensembles, companies, and instrumentalists.
Reggio Emilia
- Fabbri, Paolo, and Roberto Verti. Due secoli di teatro per musica a Reggio
Emilia: Repertorio cronologico delle opere e dei balli, 1645–1857.Reggio
Emilia: Teatro Edizioni del Municipale Valli, 1987. 479p. No ISBN. ML1733
.R4 F3.
A history of the Teatro Comunale, with chronology and casts and performance
details. Title index and name index arranged by occupation. - Seragnoli, Daniele. L’industria del teatro: Carlo Ritorni e lo spettacolo a Reg-
gio Emilia nell’ottocento.Proscenio, 4. Bologna: Società Editrice Il Mulino, - 400p. ISBN 88-1501-55631. ML1733.7 .R4 S6.
A footnoted history of theatrical life, centered on the initiatives of the podestà
Count Carlo Ritorni, a writer and supporter of the opera. Documents are
reproduced; no index. - Degani, Giannino, and Mara Grotti. Teatro Municipale di Reggio Emilia:
Opere in musica, 1857–1976.Reggio Emilia: Teatro Municipale, 1976. 4v.
Not seen. Kaufmansays it has a chronology with casts and dates, with an
index of artists.
Another work, not seen, should be useful for its illustrations: Teatro a Reggio
Emilia,ed. Sergio Romagnoli and Elvira Garbera (Florence: Sansoni, 1980;
2v.); it has 162p. of plates.
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