The Acoustic Characteristics of Hellenistic Morgantina Theatre in Modern Use

Author:

Amadasi Giovanni1,Bevilacqua Antonella2ORCID,Iannace Gino3ORCID,Trematerra Amelia3ORCID

Affiliation:

1. SCS-ControlSys—Vibro-Acoustic, 35011 Padova, Italy

2. Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Parma, 43124 Parma, Italy

3. Department of Architecture and Industrial Design, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 81031 Aversa, Italy

Abstract

Thousands of theatres were built during the Hellenistic period in Greece and overseas colonies. The main elements of the Hellenistic theatre are the following: the orchestra, where music and songs were performed to accompany the acting performance, and the koilon, where the audience sat. Hellenistic theatres were built without any ceiling, with an open-air configuration. This paper reports the acoustic characteristics of the Greek (Hellenistic) theatre located in Morgantina (Sicily, Italy) based on the technical data gathered in different listening positions selected across the sitting area (koilon). The theatre of Morgantina was built in the third century BC and renovated a few decades ago. Nowadays, it is the center of important social and cultural activities. The outcomes of the beamforming technique employed for the survey have been discussed in comparison with traditional acoustic parameters, such as ISO 3382. The scope of this article is to assess the usability of this theatre intended to be used for different types of artistic performances.

Funder

European Union’s Joint Programming Initiative on Cultural Heritage project PHE

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Acoustics and Ultrasonics

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