1770 Copper Engraving Architectural Plan Fifth Floor Teatro Regio Turin RDP1

This is an original 1770 monochrome copper engraving of an architectural floor plan of the fifth floor and the third row of theatre boxes of the Teatro Regio in Turin, Italy. Engraved by Bernard Fecit, this to-scale plan includes the corridors, auditorium, staircases and the back stage area. The plan also indicates eight dressing rooms for dancers and their private staircase (1). The planning and design of the Theatre dated to 1713, when construction of a theatre was discussed as a portion of a much larger urban reorganization of the Piazza Castello. Inaugurated on 26 December 1740, the construction was supervised by Benedetto Alfieri, based upon the original designs of architect Filippo Juvarra. Immediately upon its completion, the Regio became an exemplar of theatre design, both for its beauty and practicality. Featuring resplendent design, ornamentation, scenes and an auditorium vault painted by Sebastiano Galeotti, the Regio also featured impressive technical equipment and