Teatro alla Scala

La Scala in Milan, Italy, is one of the world's largest opera houses. It is located directly behind the Promenade of Vittorio Emanuele II, connecting Piazza della Scala, with a statue of Leonardo da Vinci in the middle of the square. This slightly legendary opera house is seen as the embodiment of beauty. Architectural History La Scala was the second theatre to be rebuilt on its original site, the Ducal Theatre was destroyed in a fire. Two years later, La Scala was built and opened on the former site of Santa Maria della Scala. During the Second World War, the theater was bombed again, and the entire performance hall was destroyed. After the war, the Italian government allocated huge sums of money to rebuild it to a high standard at the time and built it into one of the most beautiful theaters in the world. La Scala's exterior is unpretentious, and you can't imagine how opulent the interior is. The opera house is extremely luxurious, famous for its six-tiered gilded arches adorned with chandeliers and private boxes divided in red silk. Watching a show here will be unforgettable. The Opera House is known as the paradise of operas. Operas, concerts and dramas are always staged at other times of the year except in August. The more familiar ones such as "Turandot" and "Madame Butterfly" were featured in this song. play. If you want to buy an opera ticket, you should book as early as possible. Traditional ticket purchases lead to Galleria del Sagrato, Piazza del Duomo and Duomo Metro Station. The subway station has relatively clear signs for instructions. Ticket opening hours are 12:00-18:00. If you want to buy tickets on a temporary basis, you can also buy them at the night ticket office next to the main entrance of the opera house at 2Via Filodrammatici, but this ticket window only sells tickets for the performance of the day, and you can go to buy two and a half hours before the performance starts. . Of particular note is the fact that concerts by the Filarmonica Orchestra are only available at the night ticket office 1 hour before the start. Of course, there are many ways to buy tickets. In addition to the ticket window, the more convenient ones are online booking, telephone booking and entrusting an intermediary. Prices vary depending on the show and location, generally ranging from €5 to €200. A detailed cast list for that night's performance was posted throughout the venue, as well as a detailed timetable indicating the time required for each act and the time for intermission. If attending the premiere, men are required to attend all black formal attire, and at other times to enjoy the performance, they must wear a suit and tie, and women are also not allowed to dress casually. La Scala Museum If you don't plan to see the show, it's not so easy to visit the inside of the theater. But you can visit the La Scala Museum, the entrance of the museum is not on this side of the square, but in Largo Ghiringhelli. The La Scala Museum inside the theater houses many precious musical instruments, performance costumes, as well as a large number of precious materials, portraits and statues about opera and Italian musicians. On the floor of the museum, there are exhibits related to opera shows arranged chronologically, including early advertising posters of Verdi's operas and arm models. Behind-the-scenes tour of the Opera House Visitors interested in a behind-the-scenes tour of the Opera House can book an appointment. A professional guide will take you to visit the various exhibition halls of La Scala and tell you anecdotes about musicians who have performed here, such as Giuseppe Verdi, Arturo Toscanini and others and anecdotes. You can also stand in the box and enjoy the majestic momentum of the Opera Hall, the crystal chandelier on the roof and the great stage in the history of opera. Email appointments to garino@fondazionelascala.it. Theatre Library In addition, the Opera House also has a theatre library, which has a collection of 80,000 volumes of theatrical art books in different languages, but you can only visit by making an appointment in advance. For reservations, call 02-88792088, and the email address is sartorio@fondazionelascala.it. The theatre has a shop where you can buy some CDs, DVDs and books about music.