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In 1869, the city council decided to built a more spacious theatre than the dilapidated building located on what is now the market square. They turned to Andrea Scala, a famous Italian architect who designed many theatres.

The first theatre of Bastia was built under Louis XV’s reign, in the middle of what is now “Place de l’Hôtel de ville”. It was torn down in 1881 because it was decayed. In 1869 the town council decided to build a spacious theatre and turned to Andrea Scala. This famous Italian architect built many theatres (especially those of Pisa, Catania and Cairo). The work began in 1874 and was completed in 1878; the building was inaugurated in 1879. The structure is 75 metres long and 25 m. wide. It is made of three buildings. The first one faces the Place Favalelli, with an entrance gallery, an 8 pillared hall, a monumental staircase, a foyer (a conference hall) and outbuildings. The second building is the concert hall. It had originally been designed according to a classical model derived from the Milan Scala. It had three rows of boxes and a top gallery. It was covered by a ceiling painted by the Tuscan maestri Ernesto Bellandi and Oreste Malfanti. The third building is made by the stage, the boxes and the technical rooms. In 1943, during the Second World War, the theatre was bombed during two air raids. The concert hall and the internal decoration were destroyed. The restoration was delayed until the late 1970’s. The restructured and redecorated hall, by the architect Daniel Darbois was inaugurated in 1981.

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