Vitrifrigo Arena, formerly known as Adriatic Arena and originally BPA Palas, is an
indoor sports arena in
Pesaro
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,
Italy
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, home to the
Victoria Libertas Pesaro
Victoria Libertas (also known as "VL" or in Italian ''Vuelle''), full name Unione Sportiva Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro, is a professional basketball team that is based in Pesaro, Italy. The club competes in the top level Italian professiona ...
professional
basketball
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team of the
Lega Basket Serie A
The Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) is a professional men's club basketball league that has been organised in Italy since 1920. Serie A is organised by Lega Basket, which is regulated by the Italian Basketball Federation (FIP). It is the highest-tier le ...
. Its seating capacity is 10,300, rising to 13,000 for concerts, which makes it the
fifth-biggest indoor arena in Italy.
Construction
Construction work began in 1993 and was completed in 1996. The venue was inaugurated with a recital by operatic tenor
Luciano Pavarotti
Luciano Pavarotti (, , ; 12 October 19356 September 2007) was an Italian operatic tenor who during the late part of his career crossed over into popular music, eventually becoming one of the most acclaimed tenors of all time. He made numerou ...
. The venue considered a futuristic construction, known to most as "the Spaceship" (''l'Astronave''), or as "the Ladybug" (''la Coccinella'') due to its external shell shape. It covers an area of 12,000 square meters and a land area of 13,000 square meters.
The multi-purpose arena is equipped with a press stand, a room for video data, a system for satellite reception, various video stations and an internal circuit control system. The venue also configures into a (much smaller) theater that is used each August for the world-renowned
Rossini Opera Festival The Rossini Opera Festival (ROF) is an international music festival held in August of each year in Pesaro, Italy, the birthplace of the opera composer Gioachino Rossini. Its aim, in addition to studying the musical heritage of the composer, is to r ...
.
See also
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List of indoor arenas in Italy
The following is a list of indoor arenas in Italy with capacity for at least 4,000 spectators. Most of the arenas in this list are multi-purpose venues, used for individual sports, team sport as well as cultural and political events.
Currently i ...
References
External links
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Sports venues in Marche
Buildings and structures in Pesaro
Indoor arenas in Italy
Basketball venues in Italy
1996 establishments in Italy
Sports venues completed in 1996
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