72 Nostoi
The 72 Nostòi. The Circle of the Return
The return of the Achaean heroes inspires a new fleet of patrons: 72 supporters united by one aim, to bring Teatro Comunale back to its home and turn it into a cultural Ithaca.
A commitment to the masterplan for the full restoration, and to strengthening year after year the role of the Comunale in the musical life of Bologna and beyond.
Crossed destinies. Signs to listen to.
72 Nostoi 2026,
a new model of patronage
Public funding covers what is necessary, but it is private support that will make the difference: widening the scope of the works, turning the closure into an opportunity for renewal and giving the Theatre a scale worthy of Bologna. In every major Italian restoration, the support of businesses has been decisive.
Today the Comunale offers entrepreneurs the chance to become protagonists of a historic rebirth.
The helmsmen
Alfasigma
The forerunners
Gruppo Hera
Marchesini Group
Pelliconi
The lookouts
Automobili Lamborghini
Autostrade per l’Italia
Banca di Bologna
CRIF
Emil Banca
Illumia
Intesa Sanpaolo
Rekeep
Toyota Material Handling Manufacturing Italy
The sailors
A.M.C.A.
Balestra & Partners
CMNext
Consorzio Innova
Consorzio Integra
Coop Ansaloni
G.D
GVS
Lettura Contatori
Romagnoli F.lli S.p.A.
SITE
Stefauto 1952
Valsoia
Zanichelli Editore
The oarsmen
Rosanna Ghetti e Marco Zambelli
Sonia Bonfiglioli e Roberto Caldari
Franca Cirri Fignagnani
Domenico De Leo e Caterina Zanella
Ernesto Domínguez Porta
Giusella Finocchiaro
Anna Masutti
Paolo Mazzetti Gaito
Giancarlo Morisi
Patrizia Petrolati
Rita Rolli
Riccardo Roveroni
Stefania Sanna e Emanuele Scalambra
€150.000
The helmsmen
€90.000
The forerunners
€45.000
The lookouts
€15.000
The sailors
The 8 works of the Ithaca project
Piazza Verdi portico
€150.000
Every day citizens, visitors and students fill Piazza Verdi: the façade of the Theatre is the symbol of a culture shared by the whole community.
Bibiena's rose window
€300.000
The Bibiena auditorium, famous for its bell shape and unique acoustics, needs structural checks and a restoration that gives it back its light.
Foyer Respighi
€250.000
Looking onto Piazza Verdi, the Foyer Respighi is the Theatre's overture: the elegant antechamber that leads the audience towards the Bibiena auditorium.
The seats
€200.000
The 500 seats in the boxes, 1980s copies of the nineteenth-century originals, are worn out: they need replacing to restore comfort and dignity.
Corridors and staircases
€150.000
Repainting, plastering and restoration of the steps: the busiest spaces in the Theatre become welcoming again for every visitor.
The hundred boxes
€150.000
The decorative restoration of the 1990s was never finished: the boxes, in every one of their elements, urgently need care.
Foyer Rossini
€250.000
On the third tier, the Foyer Rossini is the Theatre's ridotto: a bright space for meetings, toasts and concerts, opening onto the terrace.
Rotonda Gluck
€100.000
The small oval room hosts events in an intimate, convivial atmosphere, among historic posters and an elegant central chandelier.