The Real Teatro di San Carlo ("Royal Theatre of Saint Charles"), as originally named by the Bourbon monarchy but today known simply as the Teatro (di) San Carlo, is a historic opera house in Naples, Italy, connected to the Royal Palace and adjacent 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.[1][2]
The opera season runs from late November to July, with the ballet season from December to early June. The house once had a seating capacity of 3,285,[3] but has now been reduced to 1,386 seats.[4] Given its size, structure and antiquity, it was the model for theatres that were later built in Europe.
- ^ "The Theatre and its history" on the Teatro di San Carlo's official website. (In English). Retrieved 23 December 2013
- ^ "Teatro di San Carlo: View of facade". University of Notre Dame. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ Gubler 2012, p. 52
- ^ Progetto di ristrutturazione del Teatro San Carlo e rifacimento impianti di sicurezza antincendio e rilevazione fumi http://www.vvfnapoli.it/sancarlo.php