Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 April 2025
Chapter 2 returns to the early eighteenth century and the impact of Carlo di Borbone’s urban renewal of the capital city. Among the most significant initiatives were the renovation and expansion of the Palazzo Reale and the construction of the eponymous Teatro di San Carlo. Although unprecedented achievements by the Crown, they were not singular, and these structures were complemented by a constellation of siti reali (royal residences) within and along the periphery of Naples, including the imperial palaces of Caserta, Capodimonte, and Portici. The book explores the architectural parameters and inclusion of dance spaces within each sito reale, bolstered by contemporary documents, whether architectural or the inclusion of accounts detailing specific events, and it includes detailed consideration of court etiquette and associated protocols regarding the feste di ballo based on archival sources. The chapter concludes by placing attention on the resonance of social dance within the larger aristocratic community of Naples, in particular, the decision of the Accademia de’ Nobili Cavalieri, who counted Ferdinando and Maria Carolina as primary patrons and members, to program feste di ballo in its private palazzo in the latter part of the century.
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