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Teatro alla Scala
Milan
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The Teatro alla Scala is a Italian-style theatre with a horseshoe-shaped hall, four tiers of boxes, and two galleries.
It can seat 2,030 spectators.
It is considered, throughout the world, the opera house par excellence.
It can seat 2,030 spectators.
It is considered, throughout the world, the opera house par excellence.
1776
Following the fire at the Teatro Regio Ducale, the patrician families of Milan agree to finance the construction of a new theater, the design of which is entrusted to Giuseppe Piermarini.
1778
Inauguration.
1787
The theater adopts Argand lamps.
1814
The stage is expanded according to the project by Luigi Canonica.
1883
The electric lighting system is activated.
1891
Standing places in the stalls are eliminated and they replaced by fixed seats
1938
The stage machinery is renovated.
1943
The bombings inflict severe damage to the theater building.
1946
After the reconstruction work is completed, the theater reopens.
2002
Closing for radical restoration and modernization work involving the entire theater building.
Mario Botta's project adds the external volumes of the stage tower and the elliptical tower.
The stage machinery is completely redesigned by Franco Malgrande.
Mario Botta's project adds the external volumes of the stage tower and the elliptical tower.
The stage machinery is completely redesigned by Franco Malgrande.
2004
The theater reopens with the same opera as its inauguration in 1778: Teatro alla Scala, ''Europa riconosciuta''.
Materials used in this production
ARI - Reps Ignitex
Muslin and canvas
CAB - Sound Absorber
Duvetyne and blackout fabrics
FOT - Otello
Velvets
Sound barrier curtains
Acoustic curtains