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546:, raised the ceiling by one storey, and added eight more boxes, bringing the total to 67. Whitmore also transformed the auditorium to the oval shape that it has today. Further alterations were made in 1844, when the Manoel's set designer, Ercolani, repainted the panels on the wooden boxes and had them gilded. Another stratum of silver leaf was added to the panels and ceiling in 1906. Throughout this time, the Teatro Reale was rented out to professional impresarios, who hosted nine-month opera seasons. It was visited by many foreign dignitaries, including
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401:, on his elevation as Grand Master. On this occasion, Hompesch appeared on the balcony thanking the crowd, showering handfuls of gold coins on the people that had gathered to applaud. Over the course of the next half-century, it was the venue for an extensive repertoire of lyric operas performed by companies of visiting professionals or by amateur groups of knights, and French tragedies or Italian comedies. Works by
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626:", and it enjoyed a brief new lease on life when the Royal Opera House burnt down. But by 1877, the Royal Opera House had been rebuilt, and once more, Teatru Manoel was eclipsed and fell again into disuse. On 27 December 1922, 6 January 1923 and 3 February 1923, Teatru Manoel was the venue for the first public airing of Malta's National Anthem, "
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The theatre is being restored by the Teatru Manoel
Restoration Committee. Previous restoration attempts done in the 1970s were heavily criticised, with the removal of a balcony and the reinforcement of old stone with new masonry. The first phase of the new restoration took place in 2003, and included
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In 1861, the Teatro Reale was given on perpetual lease, by the government, to Dr. Salvatore Mifsud and
Anacleto Conti for an annual ground rent of £236,15, and in 1862, the directum dominium was sold to Emmanuele Scicluna for £7,833.6.8. Subsequent owners were Carmelo Arpa, a chemist (1889) and the
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was enlarged by means of the annexation of the adjacent
Palazzo Bonici, a grand 18th century palace that was the former home of the Testaferrata Bonnici family; however on 9 January 2007, the Constitutional Court of Malta revoked the 1958 order of possession and use in respect of this property and
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who unearthed paintings that will allow the understanding of the theatre's development. This second phase included the cleaning of the gilt. The third phase included the restoration of the proscenium arch and the boxes it incorporates, while the fourth phase of the restoration project was the
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Melchiorre Prevvost Lanarelli in 1736, and the last Giovanni Le Brun in 1866. From 1768 to 1770 the impresario was a woman, Natala Farrugia. In setting up the theatre, Grand Master de Vilhena set the rent to be paid by the impresario at 320
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ceiling's restoration, which was inaugurated on 3 October 2006. Although controversial, an application to restore the theatre's façade was approved by
Maltese planning and heritage supervisory bodies and was restored in 2017.
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of the Order. The Langue of Italy often held such entertainment, staged by its knights in their
Auberge. The records of the Langue even state that, on 2 February 1697, some Maltese gentlemen presented a play in the
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underwent considerable modification and decoration, based on a design by the Roman architect, Natale Marini. A model was displayed before the
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the restoration of the paintings on the frontispiece of the auditorium boxes. In 2004, the auditorium was restored by a team of
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Theatre in Valletta, Malta; third-oldest working theatre in Europe
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of the Knights' auberges. These were palaces constructed for the
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ceiling that resembles a round cupola. The building is a Grade 1
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were extremely popular at the theatre during its early years.
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Repertorio Fondazione Manoel, R.M.K. Treas. A. 25 fo. 65.
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On 26 January 1732 a satirical and anti-clerical play "
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1259:Diverse Scritture relative alla Fondazione Manoel
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397:'s birthday. A similar honour was also given to
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2599:Games of the Small States of Europe
1412:Cooke, Patrick (4 September 2013).
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143:Interior of Manoel Theatre (2022).
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1467:Grima, Noel (12 October 2012).
1443:The Malta Independent on Sunday
220:Orkestra Filarmonika Nazzjonali
2358:National Museum of Archaeology
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188:Fra António Manoel de Vilhena
2729:1732 establishments in Malta
2144:St Mary of Jesus (ta' Ġieżu)
1908:Valletta Summit on Migration
777:Malta Philharmonic Orchestra
215:Malta Philharmonic Orchestra
1854:Gunpowder factory explosion
1659:, March 31, 2016. (English)
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1902:25th European Film Awards
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2417:Siege Bell War Memorial
2159:St Paul's Pro-Cathedral
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1866:Rising of the Priests
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2054:Our Lady of Damascus
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854:Nottingham Playhouse
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182:of the Order of the
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2363:National War Museum
2348:Malta Postal Museum
2286:Archbishop's Palace
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2214:Auberge de Castille
2193:Auberge d'Allemagne
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2038:Christ the Redeemer
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1843:Francesco Laparelli
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984:on 17 December 2014
846:Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
685:Government of Malta
670:orchestra conductor
567:Lucia di Lammermoor
540:Sir George Whitmore
420:The first recorded
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2059:Our Lady of Liesse
2012:St John's Cavalier
1969:St George's Square
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2407:Ponsonby's Column
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2149:St Mary Magdalene
2069:Our Lady of Pilar
2007:St James Cavalier
1878:Carnival stampede
1588:978-99957-58-15-8
1344:on 19 April 2016.
1054:melitensiawth.com
955:melitensiawth.com
858:Comédie-Française
850:Sir Donald Wolfit
830:Katia Ricciarelli
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677:Royal Opera House
643:Regia Aeronautica
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106:Years active
93:Construction
32:Teatro Reale
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2640:Manderaggio
2486:Bibliotheca
2240:Castellania
2154:St Nicholas
1944:Streets and
1874:(1798–1800)
1773: /
1749:Coordinates
1655:Article in
1194:28 February
1031:28 February
773:Reuben Pace
758:Edward Bond
656:Present day
528:British Era
451:masked ball
418:Protettore.
72:Designation
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29:(1732–1800)
2683:Categories
2255:Main Guard
2183:Government
2099:St Barbara
1761:14°30′45″E
1220:2015-12-25
1059:2019-11-08
960:2019-11-08
934:References
886:(in Latin)
787:(guitar),
756:. Play by
544:proscenium
459:inquisitor
422:impresario
254:auditorium
176:The Manoel
2377:Monuments
2185:buildings
2174:St Ursula
2124:St George
2079:St Andrew
1992:City Gate
1758:35°54′1″N
1703:"Theatre"
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1172:, Ms. 20.
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730:pantomime
639:Luftwaffe
588:Donizetti
500:Artaserse
439:Christmas
341:mezzanine
337:Mannerist
315:In 1731,
192:San Carlo
114:Architect
2502:La Borsa
2169:St Roque
2129:St James
2031:Churches
1823:Valletta
860:and the
689:Coppélia
666:Viennese
641:and the
447:veglioni
443:Carnival
268:(MEPA).
211:Valletta
84:Capacity
75:Grade 1
62:Valletta
2442:Gardens
2331:Museums
2274:Palaces
2139:St Lucy
1946:Piazzas
1830:History
1713:1 March
1635:1 March
1609:1 March
1557:1 March
1531:1 March
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1097:1 March
988:1 March
922:488.64
909:496.31
722:Maltese
584:Bellini
580:Rossini
572:soprano
530:, the "
411:Galuppi
365:Palermo
325:Navarre
293:langues
272:History
168:theatre
166:) is a
160:Italian
156:Maltese
128:Website
56:Address
1916:(2015)
1910:(2015)
1904:(2012)
1898:(2005)
1892:(1992)
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550:, and
467:scudi.
463:louis,
431:Easter
373:Merope
345:Rococo
333:façade
247:Merope
243:Maffei
196:Naples
98:Opened
2634:Maori
2620:Other
2562:Sport
2474:Other
1914:CHOGM
1896:CHOGM
1579:(PDF)
1050:(PDF)
1025:(PDF)
1018:(PDF)
951:(PDF)
898:scudi
868:Notes
697:foyer
592:Verdi
437:from
435:scudi
427:scudi
329:scudi
209:) in
172:Malta
66:Malta
2632:HMS
2609:2003
2604:1993
2353:MUŻA
1715:2014
1637:2014
1611:2014
1583:ISBN
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