Urgent measures against Covid19 - Green pass Find out Concert season 2021/2022 Find out 1 / 5 ACTIVITIES GUIDED TOURS ORGANIZE AN EVENT TICKET OFFICE OSS FOUNDATION SUPPORT US News & Press Symphony TV Where we are Newsletter / OSS Foundation THE GARIBALDI THEATER VIRTUAL TOUR The Politeama Garibaldi In 1859, although the city of Palermo was well equipped with public theaters, the idea took shape to announce an international competition for the construction of a new theater to be named after Ferdinand II which should have been built in Piazza Marina. The theater was considered by the Palermo Municipality as a fundamental need. It had to be a work of great importance and value for the city with the aim also of employing a large mass of artisans and artists, above all, local ones. In 1860, however, following the undertaking of Garibaldi's Thousand and the fall of the Bourbon dominion, the idea of building a new theater seemed to abort and four years had to pass before the project was launched. In 1864, in fact, thanks to the enlightened policy of the then mayor Antonio Starabba, Marquis of Rudinì, the the municipal administration announced the international competition for the construction of the monumental opera house (which later became the Teatro Massimo) and, in 1865, an internal competition for the construction of a multipurpose daytime theater entrusting its design to Giuseppe Damiani Almeyda, a young district engineer. The theater had to rise at the extreme border of the monumental structure of Palermo as an ideological point of reference for the expansion of the modern city and, in contrast to the other, primarily intended to satisfy the aristocratic need for an opera house suitable for the performance of the grand opéra, it had to be dedicated to the enjoyment and amusement of a more popular public, imagining productions such as operettas, comic and dramatic works, balls, parties, circus and equestrian shows for the same. Transparent administration Competitions and auditions Notices and Tenders Activities Season Other activities On tour Summer Young people and schools Guided tours Organize an Event Ticket office OSS Foundation The foundation The Orchestra Theater Support us News & Press News Orchestra Press releases Press review Sicilian Symphony Orchestra Foundation | VAT number IT00190520825 - Registered office: Via Filippo Turati, 2 - 90139 Palermo | PEC address: foss@pec.it PRIVACY POLICY COOKIE POLICY CREDITS