Best places: Performing arts theaters in Italy

The first covered theater anywhere in Europe, built in the 16th century & still hosting productions.

Opulent, horse-shoe-shaped auditorium, opened in 1737, with a ceiling fresco & guided tours.

👍👍 Misfatto a Palazzo Sicilia si rivela un'appassionante immersione nel mistero e nell'ingegno, con il tema della Casa dei Tre Tocchi che aggiunge un tocco unico alla trama. L'ambientazione di Palazzo Sicilia è tanto affascinante quanto oscura, e la narrazione si snoda attraverso un intricato labirinto...

This lavish auditorium was built in 1897 & remains Italy's largest with a seated capacity of 1,387.

Lavish 18th-century theater famous for Italian opera & ballets, plus a museum & music library.

Opera, ballet & concerts in a renowned 1,000-seat theater, rebuilt after a fire in 1800s style.

Opulent neo-classical venue dating from 1829, with ballet, opera & classical concerts, plus tours.

Musicals, acrobatics & other family-friendly stage productions in an expansive theater.

Stately, stone-walled theater evoking a town square, hosting regular opera & classical concerts.

Dramatic, 18th-century neoclassical theater with a bell shape & many columns & balconies.

Opera house built in 1656 with an opulent, horseshoe-shaped auditorium & full drama calendar.

Restored building from 1800 with a grand auditorium hosting opera, jazz & drama.

Tours of underground tunnels used as everything from Roman aqueducts to WWII air-raid shelters.

Futuristic concert complex with 3 pod-like auditoriums for arts events, plus an archeology museum.

Monumental theater with neoclassical architecture, home to the Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana.

👍👍 Fairytale looking theatre. Lovely!

Ornate 19th-century theatre with lavish gilt-edged auditorium staging major operas & concerts.

👍👍 A magical place, well managed and with a really wide and interesting musical proposal. We sit at a table and listen to beautiful music. There is also bar service. Perfect.