Mancinelli Theater;;The Teatro Mancinelli di Orvieto;important both from a historical and an artistic point of view;is located in the historical center of the town;at a short walking distance from the Duomo;not far from the main square.The visit is recommended for the beauty of the Theater and for its theatrical season and musical events.;A certain theatrical activity in Orvieto has been registered since the 16th century;with the Accademia dei Giovani—Academy of the Youth—also nicknamed “The Confused”;who convened in the upper room of Palazzo del Popolo.But;in reality;dissatisfaction for a not-very-functional theater and ambition;forced some people to find alternative solutions to the Academy experience.In the 18th century;the family of the Gualtiero created a private theater in Villa del Corniolo;in Porano;today called Villa Paolina.But;to have a real Theater it would be necessary to wait until 1863;year of its inauguration.Designed by Giuseppe Santini;the Theater Mancinelli was inaugurated in 1863.In the same year the interior decoration of the Theater;made with the fanciful mural “grottesche” ornamentation;putti and festoons;was commissioned to Annibale Angelini;who took inspiration from the classical tradition.The artist Giuliano Corsini was engaged to execute the stuccowork;while the figurative painting was commissioned to the Roman Cesare Fracassini;who also painted the stage curtain;concluding the work in 1886.For the evening of the opening the work “Favorita e Marte”;along with the ballets “I Bianchi e I Neri” and “Pedrilla”;were staged.The audience hall floor plan—with its stalls area;four orders of boxes and an upper loggia—has the classical Italian horseshoe-shape.In 1921;the Theater was named after Luigi Mancinelli (1848-1921);famous musician from Orvieto.Today the theater features the original look and has a capacity of five hundred and sixty seats.In the cultural and civic life the theater has always played a central role;today this is reconfirmed by the versatility of its venues;where the variety of activities performed are an evidence:exhibitions;congresses;conferences and meetings with the artists;but also seminars for the study and popularization of cinematographic art.