Teatro Massimo

The Teatro Massimo Vittorio Emanuele is an opera house and opera company located on the Piazza Verdi in Palermo, Sicily. It was dedicated to King Victor Emanuel II. It is the biggest in Italy, and one of the largest of Europe (at the time of its inauguration, it was - with its area of 7730 m2 - the third largest opera house in Europe after the Palais Garnier in Paris, and the K. K. Hof-Opernhaus in Vienna), renowned for its perfect acoustics.

Teatro Massimo
Teatro Massimo
AddressPiazza Verdi
Palermo
Italy
OwnerComune di Palermo
Capacity1.387
Construction
Opened1897
ArchitectGiovanni Battista Filippo Basile (1874–1880), Ernesto Basile (1891–1897)
Website
http://www.teatromassimo.it/
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