Teatro Alessandro Bonci
Cesena's 19th-century Italian-style theatre, red and gold: one of the most beautiful in Romagna.
Cesena's municipal theatre was designed by architect Vincenzo Ghinelli and inaugurated in 1846. It's a classic Italian-style theatre, with a horseshoe-shaped auditorium, four tiers of boxes and a gallery, decorated with gilded stucco and red velvet, and a painted ceiling.
It bears the name of Alessandro Bonci, the great tenor born in Cesena in 1870, who sang in theatres around the world, from the Metropolitan in New York to Covent Garden in London. In the city he was a national glory.
The Bonci isn't a museum: it's a living theatre, with a season of drama, dance and music among the most popular in the region, now curated by Emilia Romagna Teatro. The best way to see it is to buy a ticket for a performance and enjoy the illuminated auditorium before the lights go down.
On certain occasions, such as the Fiera di San Giovanni in June, the theatre opens for guided tours that also take you backstage and beneath the stage. The theatre is in Piazza Guidazzi, a stone's throw from Piazza del Popolo and the Biblioteca Malatestiana.
Don't miss
- The horseshoe-shaped auditorium from the gallery
- A performance from the season
- The special guided tours in June
- PeriodXIX century
- Opening hoursEntry with a performance ticket. Box office: Tuesday to Saturday 10-13 and 16-19 (public holidays excluded). Guided tours only during certain special openings.
- Phone+39 0547 355959
- AdmissionTicket
- Time neededabout 30 minutes
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Opening hours and phone numbers read on the official sites on 3 October 2026. They change with the seasons and holidays: always check before you go.
Getting to Cesena
Romagna Transfer brings you here from the airport, the station or your hotel, with a driver and no parking worries.
Book your transferService by Romagna Transfer. Their site opens.
Other monuments nearby
29Cathedral of San Giovanni Battista
0,3 km away · Cesena · XIV-XV centuryChurches and abbeys FreePhoto: Uomodis08, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
1Biblioteca Malatestiana
0,5 km away · Cesena · XV centurySquares, palaces and towersPhoto: Terragio67, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
30Piazza del Popolo and Fontana Masini
0,5 km away · Cesena · XVI centurySquares, palaces and towers FreePhoto: Pierpaoloturchi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
3Rocca Malatestiana di Cesena
0,7 km away · Cesena · XIV-XV centuryFortresses and castlesPhoto: Otello Amaducci, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons