Efficienza e sostenibilità economica dell'attività dei teatri lirici italiani

[Machine translation] This work proposes an efficiency analysis of 11 Italian opera houses, with a Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) approach, for the period 2010-2016. The efficiency in the activities of these entities is a particularly relevant issue, especially in relation to the chronic situation of economic suffering faced by operators in the performing arts sector, who often base their survival on contributions and subsidies (Trevisan, 2017; Agid and Tarondeau, 2010). The results show, on average, an inefficiency of just under 20%, thus identifying a certain margin for improvement. However, the performance of the institutions analyzed improved decisively after the reform introduced by Legislative Decree 91/2013, aimed precisely at their economic-financial recovery. Subsequently, the relationship between the efficiency of opera houses and some variables of interest is explored, including the tourist vocation of the area and the use, more or less intense, of productive resources outside the institution., Abstract in English. This work provides an efficiency analysis of 11 Italian opera houses, adopting a Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) approach, over the years 2010-2016. Theatres efficiency is a particularly relevant topic, especially in relation to the chronic economic difficulties faced by entities operating in the performing arts, often relying on subsidies for their survival (Trevisan, 2017; Agid and Tarondeau, 2010). Results show, on average, an inefficiency level close to 20%, thus highlighting a certain margin for improvement. However, the performance of the considered entities strongly improve after the reform started with the Decree 91/2013, aimed to foster their financial recovery. Subsequently, the analysis focuses on the relationship between opera houses efficiency and some variables of interest, including the touristic flows in the area and their (more or less evident) reliance on “external” production factors.