The municipal theater "Traetta" is designed by the Neapolitan architect Antonio Niccolini in 1835 thanks to the cooperation of a group of Bitonto’s aristocrats. Subjected to partial restoration, following the collapse of 1793 was rebuilt and reopened in 2005 with the new name to Umberto I.
MILILLO S., Architetti e maestranze per il Teatro di Bitonto, «Studi Bitontini», n. 79, 2005, pp. 119-132 . MITOLO G., Teatro Umberto: appunti di un rilievo, «Studi Bitontini», n. 59-60, 1995, pp. 111-124. http://www.cartapulia.it/dettaglio?id=128878 (ultima consultazione al 27.02.2020).