Teatro di San Carlo, Naples, Italy

The Real Teatro di San Carlo (Royal Theatre of Saint Charles) is located adjacent to the central Piazza del Plebiscito, and connected to the Royal Palace. It is the oldest continuously active venue for public opera in the world, opening in 1737, decades before both the Milan's La Scala and Venice's La Fenice theatres. The construction was ordered by Bourbon King Charles III of Naples. Given its size, structure and antiquity, it was the model for theatres that were later built in Europe.

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Mirza Kilic (4 months ago)
Teatro di San Carlo is beautiful, full of history. The guide gave really good information about the building's past. It is definitely worth a visit in order to see this cultural and architectural treasure.

Shadow Tours (4 months ago)
5 stars for the building. 0 for the aria Di Natale which has been opera in the past. This year it was grim Christmas songs sung with operatic voices which was simply torture.

Stephen Garratt (6 months ago)
Great experience going to the theatre in Napoli, we booked as an opportunity to sample the environment and really enjoyed the classical music performance in a grand theatre. I would highly recommend a visit

John ForNever (8 months ago)
A must place visit, the oldest working opera in Europe. The tour was great and took about 30 minutes, which was a perfect time for it

Zubair Shehraz (10 months ago)
Genuinely one of the most beautiful buildings I’ve ever seen. It is not massive but it is so impressive. We came to see an homage to Italian opera - it was a more casual and interactive performance than I was expecting perhaps reflecting the relative intimacy of the theatre. We very much enjoyed seeing the talent of the musicians. We were able to buy tickets in advance in the website with minimal fuss.

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