During the Baroque period visiting the theatre was a thrilling event for people. As theatre lovers entered they were surrounded by the beautiful Baroque statues and architecture, and acquainted with revolutionary new music by Bach or Vivaldi. There was great advances in stage equipment and design which meant introducing a whole new sort of special-effects that recreated fabulous wonders and miracles journeys before fascinated crowds. Special theatre seats were exclusively built near the stage, for the wealthy, so people could feel the physical energy, the body heat and even the sweat and spit from the praised actors. Theatre became a place for Baroque audiences to learn about and think about current matters and events. The greater part of this
