Teatro di San Carlo
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The Real Teatro di San Carlo, as originally named by the Bourbon monarchy but today known simply as the Teatro San Carlo, is a historic opera house in Naples, Italy, connected to the Royal Palace and
Exterior of the Teatro di San Carlo
Top floor of the Teatro di San Carlo
Royal coat of arms above proscenium
Interior view on to the royal box
La Scala
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La Scala is a historic opera house in Milan, Italy. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as il Nuovo Regio Ducale Teatro alla Scala. The premiere performance was Anton
Teatro di San Carlo
…to the Piazza del Plebiscito. It is the oldest continuously active venue for opera in the world, having opened in 1737, decades before either Milan's La Scala or Venice's La Fenice. The opera season runs from late November to July, with the ballet season from December to early June. The house once had a seating…
Exterior of La Scala
The Teatro alla Scala in Milan, by night
A nineteenth-century depiction of the Teatro alla Scala
Interior of the opera house in 1900