Politeama Rossetti

About

Politeama Rossetti is a theatre in the Italian city of Trieste. With over 60 shows scheduled each season, running from October to June, its stage shows include plays, musicals, ballet, dance and rock concerts. It is the home of Teatro Stabile del Friuli Venezia Giulia, one of Italy's oldest and major public theatres, founded in 1954.

The artistic director is Paolo Valerio. The theatre was built in 1878 and designed by Nicolò Bruno. It was heavily restored in 1928, 1969 and 1999.

While the original capacity was over 5,000, it can now sit 1,531. It has two major performing spaces, the main hall, called Sala Assicurazioni Generali, and a studio theatre called "Sala Bartoli", with a capacity of 128 seats. The shows presented in the season are either the own productions of Teatro Stabile del Friuli Venezia Giulia, or visiting productions from Italy and abroad.

Among its own productions, the theatre presents classic works by William Shakespeare, Carlo Goldoni, Italo Svevo and many others, as well as contemporary work by Italian and international playwrights. In the recent years the theatre has specialised in the presentation of major West End and Broadway musicals, including the original...