On the acoustics of the Teatro 1763 in Bologna

Tronchin, Lamberto, Merli, Francesca and Manfren, Massimiliano (2021) On the acoustics of the Teatro 1763 in Bologna. Applied Acoustics, 172, [107598]. (doi:10.1016/j.apacoust.2020.107598).

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Abstract

The need for capturing the acoustic properties and spatial information of significant ancient theatres became very important in the last years. Particularly, the knowledge of sound propagation became very important during the design or refurbishment of historic theatres and opera houses. Theatre 1763 in Villa Aldrovandi Mazzacorati, in Bologna (Italy), is chosen as a remarkable example. This is a small private theatre built by the Aldrovandi family during the 18th Century inside the historic Villa Aldrovandi Mazzacorati. The theatre maintains its original shape, indoor materials and furnishings as chairs. For this reason and its peculiarities, the theatre was deeply investigated by several architects, but no acoustic measurements were extensively conducted within the hall. This article reports the results of two measurement campaigns which were conducted in different periods and with different methodologies, to evaluate the variability of the acoustic parameters and determine intrinsic characteristics of this unique small theatre.

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Accepted/In Press date: 11 August 2020

e-pub ahead of print date: 2 September 2020

Published date: 15 January 2021

Additional Information: Funding Information: This work was partially funded by the research project n.201594LT3F – PRIN2015 (Programmi di Ricerca Scientifica di Rilevante Interesse Nazionale) of the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research, and the project “SIPARIO – Il Suono: arte Intangibile delle Performing Arts – Ricerca su teatri italiani per l’Opera POR-FESR 2014-20” n. PG/2018/632038, funded by the Regione Emilia Romagna under EU Commission. Funding Information: This work was partially funded by the research project n.201594LT3F ? PRIN2015 (Programmi di Ricerca Scientifica di Rilevante Interesse Nazionale) of the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research, and the project ?SIPARIO ? Il Suono: arte Intangibile delle Performing Arts ? Ricerca su teatri italiani per l'Opera POR-FESR 2014-20? n. PG/2018/632038, funded by the Regione Emilia Romagna under EU Commission. Funding Information: SIPARIO is a project recently funded by the Italian region Emilia Romagna with the goal of virtually reconstructing both 3D audio and 360° video of real performances by making recordings and undertaking acoustic measurements inside historical theatres and concert halls. Publisher Copyright: © 2020 Elsevier Ltd Copyright: Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.