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The Teatro Brancaccio (i.e. "Brancaccio Theater"), also known as Politeama Brancaccio, is a 1,300-seat theatre and cinema located in
Esquilino The Esquiline Hill (; la, Collis Esquilinus; it, Esquilino ) is one of the Seven Hills of Rome. Its southernmost cusp is the ''Oppius'' ( Oppian Hill). Etymology The origin of the name ''Esquiline'' is still under much debate. One view is ...
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Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
. It was inaugurated in 1916 with the name Teatro Morgana and since 1937 it was used also as a cinema. After some years of decline the theater, owned by the City of Rome, was restored and reopened in 1978.Franco Ferrari. ''Intorno al palcoscenico: storie e cronache dell'organizzatore teatrale''. FrancoAngeli, 2012. .


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