On the acoustic track of the Teatro del Maggio Musicale of Florence

The new Italian theatres have been deeply studied for different scopes of research studies, with particular attention related to the latest generation of technology that gives the possibility to investigate such cultural spaces more in detail. The results obtained by the acoustic survey inside the Teatro del Maggio Fiorentino, located in Florence, have been analyzed following the standard requirements stated in ISO 3382. In addition to the standard analysis, an overlay video shows a real-time impulse response (IR) and the interactions between the soundwave and the surrounding architecture. This supplementary investigation can be realized by using a multichannel spherical array microphone that allows control of the sound propagation through space. A brief history of the Teatro del Maggio Fiorentino is also summarised.