Description
The Teatro degli Arcimboldi is the big modern theater in Bicocca, in the north of Milan: 2,346 seats for music, dance and drama. Built by the city with Pirelli to a design by Vittorio Gregotti, it opened on January 19, 2002 with Verdi's La traviata.
It was created to host La Scala during its restoration, and La Scala stayed here from 2002 to 2004. That is why its proscenium, 16 meters wide and 12 high, is identical to La Scala's: sets could move from one theater to the other.
The fan-shaped auditorium, about 49 meters wide, spreads the audience over four levels, between the stalls and two balconies.
The name comes from a villa of the Arcimboldi family. From 2007 to 2012, and again since 2021, the theater has hosted the tapings of Zelig, the TV comedy show.
It was created to host La Scala during its restoration, and La Scala stayed here from 2002 to 2004. That is why its proscenium, 16 meters wide and 12 high, is identical to La Scala's: sets could move from one theater to the other.
The fan-shaped auditorium, about 49 meters wide, spreads the audience over four levels, between the stalls and two balconies.
The name comes from a villa of the Arcimboldi family. From 2007 to 2012, and again since 2021, the theater has hosted the tapings of Zelig, the TV comedy show.