Historic Asolo Theater at the Ringling Museum of Art

Treasured and revered as the nascent center of Sarasota’s flourishing culture of performing arts, the Historic Asolo Theater is one of the most important architectural works of art ever brought to America. Created in Asolo, Italy, in 1798 to honor the memory of the exiled 15th-century Queen of Cyprus, Caterina Cornaro, the palace playhouse was first remodeled in 1857. In the 1930s, the decorative panels were removed from the palace, and in the early 1950s, the Ringling’s first director, A. Everett “Chick” Austin, Jr, purchased the artifact for the Museum.

Venue Type:Touring Stage
Seating Capacity:260
Stage Type:Proscenium