Teatro San Ferdinando

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Teatro San Ferdinando is a theatre in Naples, Italy. It is named after King Ferdinand I of Naples.[1] Located near Ponte Nuovo, it is to the southeast of the Teatro Totò in the western part of the neighborhood of Arenaccia. Built in the late eighteenth century, the seats are arranged in four box tiers, and the pit.[2] It is most associated with Eduardo De Filippo and the productions of the 1950s under his direction. Closed in the 1980s and reopened in 2007, the San Fernando is managed by the Teatro Stabile of Naples.

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  2. ^ Murray, John (1855). A handbook for travellers in southern Italy: being a guide for the continental portion of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (Public domain ed.). J. Murray. pp. 80. Retrieved 11 March 2012.