Caporali Theater;The Teatro Caporali is inside the historical center of the burgh of Panicale.It deserves a visit for both the elegance of its internal structure;which is richly decorated;and the quality of performances held on its venue.In fact;the Theater hosts the Prose Season (TSU Circuit);Music Concerts “Insieme Panicale”;The Baroque Opera;Ballet performances and numerous Conventions.The history of the Theater has its roots in the “Società Filodrammatica”;an association founded in 1694 by a group of youth from Panicale.In 1786 the “Società Filodrammatica” fused with a new society;the “Accademia Teatrale”.This Academy commissioned the construction of a small wooden theater to F.Tarducci;and this was called “Teatro del Sole”—theater of the sun—due to its location.;In 1856;because of its progressive degradation;the Theater was enlarged;modified;and given a new shape.;The restoration plan was entrusted to the architect Giovanni Caproni;who modified the structure by widening the stage;increasing the number of the boxes and building a beautiful loggia with a casted iron rail over them.;The Perugian Alceste Ricci was commissioned for its decoration.The design foresaw the painting of its wooden structure with a light color and the application of gilded stucco decorations and festoons.The painter Mariano Piervittori;instead;painted the main curtain of the stage;the one depicting the Captain of Venture Boldrino Panieri di Panicale Receiving the Keys of Perugia.;The audience hall became elegant and harmonious;and was opened to the public during the Carnival period of 1858;with its new denomination Teatro Cesare Caporali.Restored in the 1980s;the theater has come back to its full activity.