Feltre’s Teatro Sociale and the Role of Provincial Theatres in Italy and the Habsburg Empire during the Nineteenth Century

Provincial theatres have so far been largely ignored by researchers, although they were cultural centres of entire regions in the 19th century: In these theatres, the population could meet, engage in social activities such as gambling and exchange views on socio-political events. This transdisciplinary study (art history, theatre studies, literature, musicology, history), based on rich archival material, takes a look at the repertoire, actors and spaces of such theatres in Italy and Habsburg territories and reclassifies their practices and their socio-historical importance. With contributions by Patrick Aprent | Rossella Bernasconi | Maria Ida Biggi | Rossella Bonfatti | Raphaël Bortolotti | Giulia Brunello | Antonio Carlini | Federica Fanizza | Adriana Guarnieri Corazzol | Annette Kappeler | Nicolò Maccavino | Matteo Paoletti | Paola Ranzini