{"id":86,"date":"2016-04-29T11:04:59","date_gmt":"2016-04-29T09:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lilec.it\/tr\/wp\/?p=86"},"modified":"2020-10-13T10:32:41","modified_gmt":"2020-10-13T08:32:41","slug":"queens-theatre-kings-theatre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lilec.it\/tr\/2016\/04\/29\/queens-theatre-kings-theatre\/","title":{"rendered":"Her Majesty’s Theatre"},"content":{"rendered":"

Her Majesty\u2019s Theatre<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Sul sito sul quale sorge l\u2019attuale Her Majesty\u2019s Theatre vi sono stati in precedenza altri quattro teatri che hanno cambiato svariati nomi nel corso della storia.<\/span><\/p>\n

$\"\"$ Il primo di questi teatri risale al 1703, ma fu inaugurato nel 1705 con il nome di Queen\u2019s Theatre in onore della Regina Anne, che aveva accordato a John Vanbrugh la licenza reale. La prima produzione ad essere messa in scena nel teatro fu anche, contemporaneamente, la prima opera Italiana ad essere rappresentata in un teatro londinese:\u00a0The Lovers of Ergasto<\/em>\u00a0(Gli Amori di Ergasto). Nel 1707 John Vanbrugh mise in vendita il teatro, che fu preso in affitto da Owen Swiny Owen Swiny.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nel 1714, in seguito all\u2019ascesa al trono di Re George I, il teatro venne rinominato The King\u2019s Theatre e mantenne questo nome fino al 1789 quando l\u2019edificio venne distrutto da un incendio durante alcune prove notturne.<\/span><\/p>\n

$\"\"$ Appena due anni dopo, nel 1791, venne inaugurato un nuovo teatro con il nome di King\u2019s Theatre; le prime opere ad essere messe in scena furono\u00a0Don Giovanni<\/em>\u00a0(1817) e\u00a0Il Barbiere di Siviglia<\/em>\u00a0(1818). In questo periodo, e fino al 1820, il teatro fu celebre come Italian Opera House poich\u00e9 venivano messe in scena numerose opere di Gioacchino Rossini.\u00a0 Molte furono anche le opere di fama mondiale ad essere rappresentate per la prima volta in questo teatro. Tra le pi\u00f9 note ricordiamo\u00a0La Clemenza di Tito<\/em>, composta da Mozart nel 1806, e\u00a0Cos\u00ec Fan Tutte<\/em>. Tra il 1816 e il 1818 l\u2019esterno del teatro venne ridisegnato da due architetti (J. Nash e G. Repton) e venne aggiunta, sul retro dell\u2019edificio, una galleria di negozi chiamata Royal Opera Arcade. Con l\u2019ascesa al trono della Regina Vittoria, il teatro cambi\u00f2 nuovamente nome in Her Majesty\u2019s Theatre, Italian Opera House. L\u2019edificio (al tempo sotto la gestione di James H. Mapleson) fu nuovamente distrutto dalle fiamme nel 1867.<\/span><\/p>\n

$\"\"$ Il terzo teatro venne progettato da Charles Lee che prevedeva di utilizzare materiali che potevano resistere al fuoco; purtroppo, a causa di dispute sulla gestione del teatro, l\u2019edificio rimase chiuso fino al 1874.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nel 1892 venne ordinata la demolizione del teatro, la cui ricostruzione fu finanziata quattro anni dopo da Herbert Beerbohm Tree. Il progetto venne affidato a C. J Phipps e il nuovo teatro fu inaugurato cinque anni dopo, nel 1897, con la messa in scena di un\u2019opera di Gilbert Parker: \u201cSeats of the Mighty<\/em>\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nel 1901, a seguito della morte della Regina Vittoria, il teatro cambi\u00f2 nuovamente nome in His Majesty\u2019s Theatre, in onore del nuovo monarca Re Edoardo VII. L\u2019edificio fu successivamente anche il luogo in cui si tenne l\u2019incoronazione di Giorgio V (1911).<\/span><\/p>\n

Nel 1904 Herbert Beerbohm Tree fond\u00f2 la Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), una tra le pi\u00f9 rinomate scuole di teatro del mondo che inizialmente aveva sede nella Dome Room (stanza che Tree aveva fatto adibire ad appartamento personale situato sotto la cupola di bronzo). L\u2019anno successivo la scuola trasfer\u00ec la propria sede a Bloomsbury, dove si trova ancora oggi.<\/span><\/p>\n

$\"\"$ Per tutta la durata del ventesimo secolo il teatro mise in scena principalmente musical; tra i musical che ottennero pi\u00f9 successo possiamo ricordare, ad esempio\u00a0West Side Story<\/em>\u00a0di Leonard Bernstein (1958),\u00a0Lock Up Your Daughter<\/em>s\u00a0di Lionel Bart e Laurie Johnson (1962) e Fiddler on the Roof<\/em> (1967). Venne inoltre messa in scena una versione musical di\u00a0The Phantom of the Opera<\/em>\u00a0che nel 2011 ha celebrato il venticinquesimo anniversario; l\u2019opera \u00e8 infatti la rappresentazione pi\u00f9 longeva e di maggiore successo che il teatro abbia avuto.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sitografia<\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.londontheatres.co.uk\/her-majestys-theatre\/history\/<\/a>\u00a0 \u201cHer Majesty\u2019s Theatre\u201d,\u00a0LondonTheatres.co.uk. [Ultima consultazione il 1\/05\/19].<\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/lwtheatres.co.uk\/theatres\/her-majestys\/about-her-majestys-theatre\/<\/a>\u00a0\u201cAbout her majesty\u2019s theatre\u201d,\u00a0LWtheatres. [Ultima consultazione il 1\/05\/2019].<\/span><\/p>\n

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ENGLISH VERSION.<\/p>\n

Her Majesty’s Theatre<\/span><\/p>\n

The place where the Her Majesty \u2018s theatre is located nowadays hosted other four theatres, which changed various names throughout history.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The first one of these theatres dates back to 1703, but it was inaugurated only in 1705 under the name of Queen’s Theatre in honour of Queen Anne, who conceded the royal license to John Vanbrugh. The first production staged in this theatre was also the first Italian production performed in a Londoner theatre: The Lovers of Ergasto <\/em>(Gli amori di Ergasto). In 1707 John Vanbrugh decided to sell the theatre, which was successively rented by Owen Swiny.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 1714, after the King George I\u2019s ascended to the throne, the theatre was called The King’s Theatre and kept this name until 1789, when the building was destroyed by flames during some night rehearsals.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 1791, a new theatre called King’s Theatre was inaugurated and its first plays performed there were Don Giovanni <\/em>(1817) and Il Barbiere di Siviglia<\/em> (1818). In that period, and until 1820, the theatre was known as Italian Opera House, because many works by Gioacchino Rossini were staged there. Various world-renowned performances were first staged in this theatre, such as La Clemenza di Tito, composed by Mozart in 1806 and Cos\u00ec Fan Tutte. Between 1816 and 1818 the exterior was redesigned by two architects (J. Nash and G. Repton) and on the building\u2019s back side was added a shops gallery called Royal Opera Arcade. After Queen Victoria was crowned, the theatre changed again its name and became Her Majesty\u2019s Theatre, Italian Opera House. The building (at the time under the management of James H. Mapleson) was destroyed again by flames in 1867.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

The third theatre was designed by Charles Lee, who planned to use fire-proof materials; unfortunately, the building remained closed until 1874 because of the debates concerning the theatre\u2019s management.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 1892, the theatre was demolished and its rebuilding was financed only four years later by Herbert Beerbohm Tree. \u00a0C. J Phipps was in charge of the new theatre\u2019s project, which was inaugurated in 1897 with the staging of Seats of the Mighty<\/em>, a play by Gilbert Parker.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 1901, after the Queen Victoria’s death, the theatre changed again its name in His Majesty\u2019s Theatre, in honour of the new monarch King Edward VII. Subsequently the building was also the place of \u00a0George V\u2019s coronation (1911).<\/span><\/p>\n

In 1904 Herbert Beerbohm Tree founded the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), one of the most world-renowned theatre school, which initially had its headquarters in the Dome Room (a room right under the bronze dome that Tree had assigned as his personal apartment). One year later the school headquarters was moved to Bloomsbury, where it is still today.<\/span><\/p>\n

Through the twentieth century the theatre mainly staged musicals; works such as West Side Story by<\/em> Leonard Bernstein (1958), Lock Up Your Daughter<\/em>s by Lionel Bart and Laurie Johnson (1962) and Fiddler on the Roof<\/em> (1967) were the most successful. At the RADA was also staged a musical version of the The Phantom of the Opera, that in 2011 has celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary: this musical is the most long-running and successful performance that the theatre has ever had.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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