OPERA, BALLET & CONCERT SEASON
This opera house was dedicated to King Victor Emanuel II and is the largest in Italy. Italian architect Giovan Battista Filippo Basile designed and oversaw the construction in 1864. What inspired Basile was ancient and classical Sicilian architecture, so the exterior is reminiscent of the Greek temples at Selinunte and Agrigento.
CONCERTS & OTHER EVENTS
Held each summer in Spoleto, the Festival dei Due Mondi was started in 1958 but the composer Gian Carlo Menotti. The festival is known for its varied offerings including concerts, operas, ballet, and art.
OPERA, BALLET & CONCERT SEASON
Also known as La Scala, the Teatro alla Scala was inaugurated on August 3, 1778 and was originally known as the Nuovo Regio Ducale Teatro alla Scala (New Royal-Ducal Theatre alla Scala). The premiere opera was Antonio Salieri’s ‘Europa Riconosciuta’.
OPERAS & CONCERTS
The Arena di Verona is a Roman amphitheater that was built in 30 AD and is still used for operas and concerts. It is among the world’s best-preserved ancient structures. The beautiful structure was home to popular events until suffering damage during an earthquake in 1117.
OPERAS & CONCERTS
The allure of Florence and the Italian love of artistic expression is no better expressed in the sublime beauty of the Teatro del Maggio.
OPERA, CONCERT, BALLET
Turin’s Teatro Regio is the most famous opera house and opera company of Piedmont. Turin had used several buildings to host operas until the mid-1700’s when the Royal Theater was built.
OPERA, BALLET & CONCERT SEASON
The Teatro Reale di San Carlo, the glorious opera house of Naples is one of the oldest opera houses in the world. This famous venue opened in 1737.
SUMMER OPERA FESTIVAL
The Puccini Festival, Torre del Lago
Tickets & Calendar of Events
This opera festival takes place every summer in Torre del Lago, the home town of Giacomo Puccini. Torre del Lago lies between the Lake of Massaciuccoli and the Tyrrhenian Sea, 4 kilometers far from the magnificent beaches of Viareggio on the Tuscan Riviera, 18 kilometers from Lucca and Pisa. The Festival welcomes about 40.000 spectators every year to its open-air theatre, just a few steps from the Villa Mausoleum where Giacomo Puccini lived and worked.