 The "Teatro di Piazza del Duomo", also known as the "Teatro della Rosa", built around 1667 was modernized in 1749 and re-opened in 1749 as the "Nuovo Teatro di Spoleto".After an 1817 restoration and after Rossini had visited the theatre, it gradually fell into disuse and a new theatre was needed by the mid-19th century.The 800-seat "Teatro Nuovo" was built between 1854 and 1864 at considerable public expense.