Real Teatro San Carlo

Royal Theatre of Saint Charles

Founded in 1737, is the oldest continuously active opera house in Europe. In the 18th century, Naples was the capital of European music, and even foreign composers like Hasse, Haydn, Johann Christian Bach and Gluck considered the performance of their compositions at the San Carlo theatre as the goal of their career. Two main Italian opera composers, Gioacchino Rossini and Gaetano Donizetti, were artistic directors of the San Carlo for many years. Other prominent opera composers, like Vincenzo Bellini, Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Puccini, Pietro Mascagni, and Leoncavallo, staged here the very first productions of their works (like for example the famous Lucia di Lammermoor by Donizetti).

Address

Via San Carlo, 98/F

Getting there

; beside the Royal Palace.

Hours

Mon-Sat 10:00-17:30, Sun 10:00-14:00

Website

teatrosancarlo.it (opens in a new tab)